{"id":511495,"date":"2026-06-17T08:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ohtanis-home-run-decides-a-tight-pitching-duel-and-dodgers-shut-out-rays\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:12:45","slug":"ohtanis-home-run-decides-a-tight-pitching-duel-and-dodgers-shut-out-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/ohtanis-home-run-decides-a-tight-pitching-duel-and-dodgers-shut-out-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohtani&#8217;s home run decides a tight pitching duel and Dodgers shut out Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LOS ANGELES \u2014 A hit by <strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> was enough to tip the scales in an intense pitchers&#8217; duel and give the Los Angeles Dodgers a <strong>1-0<\/strong> victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/deportes\/beisbol\/colt-keith-entra-en-la-historia-de-detroit-con-una-noche-de-tres-jonrones-ante-houston\/\">Colt Keith makes Detroit history with a three-homer night against Houston<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After five scoreless innings, Ohtani broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a <strong>solo home run<\/strong> off Tampa Bay starter <strong>Drew Rasmussen<\/strong>. The hit traveled deep to center field and landed on the netting below the Uniqlo Field sign. It was his <strong>15th home run of the season<\/strong> and his <strong>fourth in his last six games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Japanese star had been hitless in his previous two games, he once again demonstrated his ability to show up in decisive moments and provide the timely hit when his team needed it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the mound, left-hander <strong>Justin Wrobleski<\/strong> shone with a solid performance of <strong>six scoreless innings<\/strong>, allowing just <strong>three hits<\/strong>, with no walks and <strong>five strikeouts<\/strong>. With only <strong>67 pitches<\/strong>, he dominated the Tampa Bay offense thanks to the combination of his four-seam fastball and slider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his departure, the Los Angeles bullpen maintained the one-run lead. <strong>Will Klein<\/strong> worked the seventh inning and escaped danger by inducing a double play after a walk to Dominican <strong>Junior Caminero<\/strong>. Then, <strong>Kyle Hurt<\/strong> and <strong>Tanner Scott<\/strong> completed the shutout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this victory, the Dodgers took a <strong>2-0 lead in the series<\/strong> and are in a position to seek a sweep in the third game, where <strong>Ohtani<\/strong> will once again be a protagonist, this time as the starting pitcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2014 A hit by Shohei Ohtani was enough to tip the scales in an intense pitchers&#8217; duel and give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. 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