"Otani seems to have come to 'brain suspension', but no excuses." Why? The head coach's decision to advance to the WS was pushed back due to a disappointing base run

"Otani seems to have come to 'brain suspension', but no excuses." Why? The head coach's decision to advance to the WS was pushed back due to a disappointing base run

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Although he created chances through three on-base hits, he made a disappointing play at the base. The head coach also pointed out the decision of Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers).스포츠토토

Ohtani played as the first designated hitter in Game 5 of the 2024 Major League National League Championship Series (NLCS, best-of-seven) at City Field in Queens, New York on the 19th (Korea time).

Although the team lost 6-12 and failed to confirm its advance to the World Series, Ohtani showed compliance with two hits and one walk from four at-bats. He survived the first inning with a right-handed hit, but he drew a walk in the second inning with two outs and a runner on the second base, continuing his chance.

Then Ohtani got on base with a hit to left field on the first pitch after Andy Paz's homer in the top of the fourth inning, creating a multi-hit game. He ended the game with strikeouts in succession in the fifth and eighth innings.

Although Ohtani had no run or RBI, Ohtani wanted to create chances. However, his judgment on the base did not allow him to score as a result. In the top of the first inning, Ohtani reported a hit by hitting a breaking ball and penetrating through the second baseman after a full count match against Mets starter David Peterson. He then ran to third base when Mookie Betts' hit a double off the glove of right fielder Starling Marte.

The Dodgers caught a golden chance with runners on the second and third bases with no outs. Here, the third baseman Teoscar Hernandez hit a ground ball to the shortstop on the first pitch. The Mets' infield was on top defense instead of forward defense, and if Ohtani had rushed home as soon as the hit hit occurred, it could have been a good game. However, he failed to start here, and when shortstop Francisco Lindor caught him, he stuck to the third base.

In the end, the Dodgers failed to score the first run in the first inning. Freddie Freeman's line drive went straight to first baseman Pete Alonso, and Tommy Edman struck out swinging on a high fastball.

Then, the Mets went ahead with Alonso's three-run homer in the middle of the first inning, and in the third inning, they combined Marte's two-run double and Lindor's timely triple to score five runs. In the end, the Dodgers failed to regain the lead it gave up early in the game and lost.

Roberts expressed regret over Ohtani's performance. "I don't know. The ball went towards Keystone, but I wonder if Ohtani stopped due to a brain arrest." After the game, he said, "Ohtani should have run then. But he stopped. I can't make excuses. The Mets got out of the woods and gained momentum. Otherwise, they would have led 1-0.

Usually, Roberts rarely openly points out a player's mistakes. In that sense, his performance on the day was surprising.