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Kuwait Times
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Shohei Ohtani's 2 HRs lift Dodgers over Yanks in Series rematch
Carlos Correa's 10th-inning blast lifts Twins over Mariners LOS ANGELES: Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, including one in a four-run sixth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Friday in a World Series rematch that resembled an October contest. Freddie Freeman added an RBI double in the sixth, Andy Pages hit a game-tying single and Michael Conforto walked with the bases loaded for the go-ahead score. Pages finished with two hits and three RBIs. Freeman had three hits, while Ohtani now has five home runs in his past five games, with three of those coming as he led off the first inning. Two of them, including a blast Friday, came on the opposition's first pitch of the game. Aaron Judge hit a first-inning home run for the Yankees, whose five-game winning streak ended. Austin Wells, Trent Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt also hit home runs for New York. Yankees starter Max Fried (7-1) permitted a season-high six earned runs on eight hits in five-plus innings while losing for the first time in 12 starts this year. He fanned three without issuing a walk. Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin (3-1) prevailed despite allowing five runs on six hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked three. Alex Vesia earned his second save with a scoreless ninth inning. Ohtani hit his 21st and 22nd home run to increase his major-league-leading total, while Judge now has 19. The first-inning blasts were the first time in major league history a pair of reigning MVPs hit homers in the opening inning of the same game. The Yankees broke the 1-1 tie in a three-run second inning when Wells hit his ninth homer of the season and Grisham added his 13th, a two-run shot. The Dodgers pulled within 4-2 in the bottom of the second on an RBI groundout from Enrique Hernandez. New York made it 5-2 in the third inning on Goldschmidt's sixth homer of the season. Ohtani's second home run of the game came in the sixth, a towering shot that just cleared the right-field wall. Freeman, Pages and Conforto all added RBIs in an inning that looked similar to Los Angeles' five-run rally in the fifth inning of the clinching Game 5 of the World Series. The Dodgers made it 8-5 in the seventh on a two-run single from Pages. Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was a late scratch due to a toe injury. Twins beat Mariners In Seattle, Carlos Correa homered leading off the 10th inning as the Minnesota Twins pulled off an improbable comeback to defeat the host Seattle Mariners 12-6 on Friday. Willi Castro hit two homers and Trevor Larnach also went deep for the Twins, who rallied from a four-run deficit. Seattle's Cal Raleigh hit two homers to become the first catcher in major league history to hit 20 by the end of May. He ended the night with 21 on the year. Teammate Randy Arozarena also homered. Correa hit the first pitch of the 10th from reliever Casey Legumina (4-3) over the wall in left-center field to also score automatic runner DaShawn Keirsey Jr. The Twins then loaded the bases with two outs and got a two-run single from Byron Buxton and a two-run double from Larnach to pull away. Twins closer Jhoan Duran (4-1) pitched one scoreless inning for the victory. Minnesota scored three runs with two outs in the ninth off Mariners closer Andres Munoz to tie it at 6-6. They were the first earned runs this season allowed by Munoz, who leads the AL with 17 saves. Former Mariner Ty France led off the ninth with a single to right. After Munoz struck out the next two batters, Castro hit a two-run shot to right to pull the Twins within 6-5. Buxton, who was making his return from the injured list (concussion), grounded a single to left, stole second and scored on Larnach's single to center to tie it. Raleigh broke a tie with the New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the AL lead in homers with a three-run shot, his 20th of the season, off Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews in the first. Matthews graduated from the same school as Raleigh - Smoky Mountain High in Sylva, NC. Raleigh added a two-run shot in the eighth, his 21st, off Twins reliever Cole Sands, who was his teammate at Florida State. Seattle scored four times in the first inning. J.P. Crawford led off with an infield hit and Jorge Polanco lined a single to right. With one out, Raleigh hit a ball just inside the right field foul pole. Arozarena followed with a blast into the Twins' bullpen in left-center field. Larnach led off the fourth with a homer to right. Ryan Jeffers followed with a double to left, took third on a flyout and scored on Brooks Lee's grounder to second as the Twins halved their deficit. Castro went deep to right-center with two outs in the seventh to make it 4-3. Raleigh curled another homer around the right field foul pole in the eighth after Julio Rodriguez singled with two outs. Matthews settled down after the first and went seven innings. He gave up four runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Mariners starter Bryan Woo went 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. — Reuters
Time of India
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Shohei Ohtani shatters 73-year-old Dodgers record as Yankees watch history unfold
Shohei Ohtani grabbed headlines at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday night, May 30, 2025. In a full venue, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced off against the New York Yankees. Ohtani gave supporters something to remember on an exhilarating evening. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He hit two home runs in the game. These homers helped the Dodgers win 8–5. But more than that, they made history. Ohtani broke a team record that had lasted for more than 70 years. Shohei Ohtani breaks Gil Hodges' record from 1951 Gil Hodges first established the mark in 1951. Hodges was playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers then. In the first 57 games of the season, he had blasted 21 home runs. Since then, no Dodgers player had matched that number until now. On May 30, Ohtani came into the game with 20 home runs for the season. In the first inning, he hit a home run on the very first pitch he faced. The ball went 417 feet. That was off Yankees pitcher Max Fried. Then, in the sixth inning, Ohtani hit another home run. That brought his total to 22 home runs in 57 games. Just like that, he broke the long-standing record held by a Hall of Famer. Also Read: Both MVPs- Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge hit homers in same inning Something else made the night even more memorable. Aaron Judge hit a home run for the Yankees in the first inning. Then Shohei Ohtani did the same for the Dodgers. This had never happened before. It was the first time both reigning MVPs hit solo home runs in the same inning of a game. The Yankees took an early lead. They were ahead 5–2. But the Dodgers came back strong. Ohtani's second home run started a four-run inning. Teammates Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages also helped. Two more runs in the seventh sealed the win. After the game, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, 'There were MVPs, All-Stars, and great players all around. The stars showed up.' This win snapped the Yankees' five-game winning streak. It also gave Ohtani a special place in Dodgers history.
NBC Sports
12 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Judge, Ohtani light up first inning with historic home runs in Yankees-Dodgers rematch
LOS ANGELES — Reigning MVPs Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted historic home runs in the first inning as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met Friday night in a rematch of last year's World Series. Judge got the fireworks going with a 446-foot solo shot to dead center on a 1-1 pitch from Tony Gonsolin. The Yankees slugger's 19th homer of the season tied him with Kyle Schwarber for third in the majors. Ohtani matched him in the bottom of the frame with a 417-foot homer to center on the first pitch from Max Fried in front of a sellout crowd of 53,276. 'I felt like he was copying me,' a smiling Judge said. It's the first time reigning MVPs homered in the first inning of a game in major league history. Barry Bonds of San Francisco and Miguel Tejada of Oakland were the first reigning MVPs to homer in the same game, including the World Series, on June 30, 2002. 'I really thought it was important to be able to score another run in that situation, knowing that momentum is really important,' Ohtani said through a translator. Judge downplayed the tit-for-tat with Ohtani. 'Try not to think about it,' he said. 'I got a job to do on the field. I got to make plays, score some runs for the team. You try not to get too hyped into that.' Ohtani led off the sixth with a solo shot to right-center, scurrying back to step on first base after missing it. That sparked a four-run rally that carried the Dodgers to an 8-5 victory, their 19th come-from-behind win of the season. The long balls extended Ohtani's major league-lead to 22. He tied the Dodgers record for most in a month with 15. 'We always seem to obviously play really well when Shohei's obviously playing well,' first baseman Freddie Freeman said. 'I heard the chants for MVP, and he's really well on his way to doing that again.' Ohtani has 60 runs this season, making him the first player since 1901 to reach the mark before June, according to OptaSTATS. The Japanese superstar has hit five homers in his last five games, with four coming on the first or second pitch. Judge is most impressed by Ohtani's consistency at the plate. 'Year after year continue to go up there and put up the numbers he does,' he said. 'Every single at-bat, you don't know if he's going to rip a ball to me in right field or if he's going to take a Max Fried first pitch heater opposite field.' The Dodgers beat the Yankees in five games to win their eighth world championship in 2024.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
SHOCKING: Shohei Ohtani silences Yankees rally as Aaron Judge clash turns into a historic MVP showdown
SHOCKING: Shohei Ohtani silences Yankees rally as Aaron Judge clash turns into a historic MVP showdown (Image Source: Getty Images) The calendar read May, but on Friday night at Dodger Stadium, the vibe was absolutely October. The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, two of the best teams in baseball, were playing a crucial game. Two celebrities, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, were thrust into the spotlight. And both did not disappoint. Aaron Judge started the night with a huge home run, 446 feet into centre field. Then, Shohei Ohtani answered right away with a 417-foot homer of his own. It was the first time in baseball history that two current MVPs hit home runs in the same inning of a game. Shohei Ohtani outshines Aaron Judge as MVP battle electrifies Dodger Stadium The Yankees hit four home runs in the first three innings and had a 5–2 lead. But the Dodgers fought back. They scored four runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh to win 8–5. Yankees pitcher Max Fried, who came into the game with a perfect 7–0 record, gave up six earned runs, his worst this season. Shohei Ohtani was the star of the night. That gave him 15 homers in May, tying a Dodgers record that hadn't been touched since 1985. He now has 22 home runs in the team's first 57 games and is on pace to hit 63 this year. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, 'When Shohei sees another MVP like Aaron Judge across from him, it brings out the best in him.' His teammate, Tony Gonsolin, added, 'Every time Shohei comes up to bat, we expect something big.' Also Read: What Happened When Aaron Judge And Shohei Ohtani Faced Off In New York Yankees And Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Rematch Fans and Aaron Boon call Shohei Ohtani vs Aaron Judge a classic game Over 53,000 fans packed the stadium. Tickets for private suites were as high as $15,000. Hollywood stars were in the crowd. More than 100 reporters were in the press box. Yankees manager Aaron Boone called it a special night. 'There were MVPs, All-Stars, and great players all around. The stars showed up.' Aaron Judge, who now leads the American League with 19 home runs, said it best: 'This is why I signed here. To play in big games, in big moments.' The Yankees and Dodgers meet again Saturday night. And all eyes will be on Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. The battle isn't over yet.
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
What happened when Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani faced off in New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers World Series rematch
People watching baseball on Friday night at Dodger Stadium were amazed by the amazing home run battle between Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani in the very first inning. Both of these MVPs showed why they are baseball's best hitters, exciting the crowd of 53,276 and making history in the process. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Aaron Judge started the show with a massive solo home run that travelled 446 feet over dead centre and was his 19th home run of the season. The New York Yankees captain's home run made him tie outfielder Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies for third in the major league home run rankings. Shohei Ohtani struck back right away in the bottom part of the inning, hitting a home run in the centre field on the first pitch thrown by Max Fried. Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani make Major League Baseball history with unprecedented achievement The remarkable sequence marked the first time in Major League Baseball history that reigning Most Valuable Player award winners have homered in the first inning of the same game. Previously, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and Miguel Tejada of the Oakland Athletics held the distinction as the first reigning Most Valuable Player recipients to homer in the same game on June 30, 2002, though not in the opening frame. Shohei Ohtani hits 2 home runs vs. Aaron Judge & the Yankees 🎯 | ESPN MLB Playfully, Aaron Judge made a joke about Shohei Ohtani, saying he was trying to mimic what Aaron Judge did. The New York Yankees hitter stated that winning and helping the team were much more important to him than personal achievements. Speaking through an interpreter, Shohei Ohtani noted that scoring another run would enable the Los Angeles Dodgers to maintain their momentum. Los Angeles Dodgers complete dramatic comeback victory behind Shohei Ohtani's multi-homer performance Despite the New York Yankees building a 4-1 advantage with additional home runs from Austin Wells and Trent Grisham in the second inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers orchestrated a stunning comeback to secure an 8-5 victory. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Shohei Ohtani delivered the decisive blow with his second home run of the night in the sixth inning, his 22nd of the season and 15th of May, tying him with Pedro Guerrero and Duke Snider for the most home runs in a single month in Los Angeles Dodgers franchise history. The two-way superstar is currently on pace for an unprecedented 63-home run, 32-steal season, which would surpass his own historic 50-50 achievement from the previous campaign. The New York Yankees entered the series with a commanding 35-20 record, leading the American League East division by seven games, while the Los Angeles Dodgers held a 34-22 record with a two-game lead in the National League West division. Where to watch: Fans can catch the remainder of this weekend series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers on Fox Sports, with games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Also Read: The World Series rematch continues to deliver the star power and excitement that make this rivalry one of baseball's most compelling storylines, setting the stage for what promises to be an unforgettable weekend series between two championship-calibre organisations.
