Ohtani Strikes Out 8, Hits HR as Dodgers Still Fall to Cardinals

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00:00I'm going to show how Ohtani was back on the mound after leaving his previous start, Joe,

00:03with a little bit of fatigue, maybe cramping in his hip or leg.

00:07This start actually saw him get stretched out a bit.

00:09Four innings pitched in this game.

00:11Excuse me, four innings pitched.

00:1354 was the pitch count.

00:15Two hits, one earned run given up, which is fine, but eight strikeouts here.

00:18He was really good.

00:19At the plate, he hit a home run.

00:21You tell me, Ohtani started a game, Joe Ranieri, had eight strikeouts and hit a home run.

00:26And the Dodgers lost to the 58 and 58 Cardinals?

00:30What?

00:31Yeah.

00:31Yeah, bullpen, which has always been the issue here.

00:35We knew he was going to go four because we know the Dodgers are going to look to stretch him out

00:40over the month of August in his starts to get him ready for the postseason.

00:45And true to form, he looked at times just absolutely unhittable there.

00:51To go four innings and strike out eight is a pretty good ratio there, Donnie.

00:54But to do it and then go to the plate and be able to give yourself a lead as a pitcher,

01:00it's just not something we're used to seeing in Major League Baseball.

01:05We've not seen that for a very, very long time.

01:07And this guy, the guy's a unicorn as far as I'm concerned.

01:10He's a Halley's Comet.

01:12Guy comes around once every 75-plus years that is just that much better than everybody else.

01:18It truly is.

01:19Enjoy it.

01:20Don't take advantage of it.

01:23Don't forget.

01:23Watch this guy so you can say that, yes, I remember what possibly could be the greatest

01:30two-way baseball player in the history of the game.

01:33Yeah, I remember when he was with the Dodgers.