PHOENIX — The second known as, and as soon as once more, Shohei Ohtani answered.
The Dodgers had simply rallied for 3 runs within the prime of the ninth inning to knot the ballgame at 11-all — a contest that that they had as soon as led by 5 runs, earlier than surrendering eight. They nonetheless had two runners on and one out, and the reigning Nationwide League MVP on the plate.
As soon as D-backs righty Ryan Thompson delivered the 1-2 pitch, Ohtani took a giant swing, tossed his bat to the facet and watched with upraised arms because the ball sailed into the right-field seats, capping a six-run ninth inning because the Dodgers stormed again for a 14-11 win on Friday evening at Chase Subject.
“M-V-P!” chants rained down as Ohtani rounded the bases following his twelfth homer, which got here off the bat at 113 mph, in accordance with Statcast. On a night the place Roki Sasaki didn’t have his finest stuff and Los Angeles’ bullpen was hit arduous, the Dodgers’ celebrity took care of enterprise in one other electrical NL West matchup.
