Shohei Ohtani hit a 450-foot homer to the second deck in right field in his first visit to Nationals Park, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Washington 4-1.
The Dodgers are held scoreless into the sixth inning by Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin, but they score four times in the final four innings – including Ohtani’s 118.7 mph, ninth-inning
Shohei Ohtani had the Los Angeles Dodgers in awe by the end of their Tuesday night game in Washington. His teammates want to do their part to boost the Dodgers in the second game of a three-game set against the Nationals on Wednesday evening.
If a ball has ever left an exit wound in a stadium, Nationals Park was nearly the first. Shohei Ohtani lined a hanging slider from reliever Matt Barnes into the upper deck in right field for a solo home run in the eighth inning on Tuesday night.
Shohei Ohtani set a Statcast era record for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his 119 mile-per-hour, 450-foot home run against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
Shohei Ohtani has done a lot to raise the bar in his career, changing what we even think of as possible in baseball. Now, he’s set the new standard for Japanese slugging excellence in MLB. Facing Mets
Shohei Ohtani showcased his sense of humor after breaking Hideki Matsui's home run record, as he made an amusing quip about Dodgers manager Dave Roberts following Los Angeles's 10-0 win over the Mets on Sunday.