Dodgers Bullpen Collapse Leads to Pirates Comeback; Ohtani Misses 7th Win of Season

(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 10th, Combined Foreign News Report) Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese two-way star for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB), started on the mound today, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing 4 runs. He also hit a two-run home run in the 9th inning. However, the Dodgers' bullpen collapsed in the 8th inning, surrendering 5 runs, and the team ultimately lost 8-9 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, denying Ohtani his 7th win of the season.

Ohtani threw 102 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 6 hits (including 1 home run), striking out 6, and giving up 4 runs (3 earned). This was a season-high in runs allowed, and his ERA rose from 0.74 to 1.06.

Ohtani allowed baserunners in each of the first three innings but kept the Pirates scoreless. In the 4th inning, he allowed a solo home run to right field by Pirates rookie Tyler Callihan. He recorded his first 1-2-3 inning of the game in the 5th. In the 6th, he induced a double play after allowing a hit, resulting in another 1-2-3 inning.

Ohtani continued into the 7th inning but ran into trouble. He issued a walk and allowed an infield single, putting runners on first and second. After striking out two consecutive batters, he gave up a two-run single to right field by Pirates star Brandon Lowe, ending his outing.

The Pirates mounted a fierce comeback, scoring 3 runs in the 7th inning and 5 more in the 8th.

Ohtani was 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts through the first 7 innings at the plate. In the 9th inning, he hit a two-run home run to center field off Pirates pitcher Gregory Soto, his 12th home run of the season. However, it was not enough to change the outcome, and the Dodgers lost by one run.