Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman impress in Dodgers residence opener
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LOS ANGELES — From the second the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani this offseason, supervisor Dave Roberts couldn’t wait to fill out a lineup card that was going to incorporate three former Most Priceless Gamers.
Within the two video games towards the Padres in Seoul, South Korea, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Ohtani every had particular person moments of brilliance. However of their first recreation collectively at Dodger Stadium, a 7-1 win over the Cardinals on Thursday, they confirmed why, collectively, they are often one of the crucial feared trios in Main League historical past.
The Dodgers’ three superstars every reached base a minimum of twice, combining to go 5-for-8 with two homers and 4 RBIs. They mixed to achieve base safely in 9 of their 12 plate appearances.
“I feel in any dialogue, you may argue that they’re the very best hitters in baseball,” Roberts stated. “I feel whenever you discuss these three guys and also you lump up one other handful or 10 gamers in baseball, they’re in that dialog. We’re lucky to have three on the prime of the order. … The primary phrase that involves thoughts is ‘daunting,’ for me, whenever you have a look at these guys.”
Displaying off in entrance of their residence crowd didn’t take lengthy. Betts, who’s off to a torrid begin on the plate this season, led off the sport with a stroll. Ohtani, in his first official at-bat at Dodger Stadium whereas sporting blue, hit a double into the right-field hole. The 2-time unanimous AL MVP was thrown out at third in one other uncommon baserunning mistake to begin the season.
Fortunately for Ohtani and the Dodgers, there was a 3rd former MVP able to proper the wrongs. Freeman stepped up and calmly shot an RBI single to middle discipline to open the scoring for the Dodgers. It took three batters to place stress on Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas, one thing that might be stated early and infrequently towards most starters that face the Dodgers this season.
“You simply by no means know within the first recreation. Everybody’s excited,” Freeman stated. “Mookie beginning it off with a stroll, Sho hit the double, so that you simply need to hold it going. We scored fairly just a few runs in the present day.”
Within the third, the trio took it to even one other degree. This time, Betts opened the body with a no-doubter, his second homer in three video games this season. Ohtani, who joked he was “the one one who couldn’t hit a homer,” then adopted with a stroll, setting it up for Freeman to hit his first homer of 2024, a two-run shot off Mikolas.
“It looks like we’re simply up there doing our jobs, having enjoyable and taking part in the sport,” Betts stated. “I feel there’s been a number of expectations on the skin, however internally, no person expects something greater than what Freddie, Mookie, Shohei and everyone down the lineup can do. We’re simply going to do what we will.”
Having Betts, Ohtani and Freeman is what’s going to drive the Dodgers’ championship hopes. What might separate them, nevertheless, is the assistance the three superstars will get from the remainder of the roster.
Tyler Glasnow, who was one of many Dodgers’ prime acquisitions of their $1 billion winter, struck out 5 and allowed only one run over six robust innings of labor. Offensively, Will Smith, Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernández and James Outman additionally chipped in with key hits.
“It is the third recreation of the season. It is simply good to get some runs, rating some runs, get some hits,” Freeman stated. “Everybody’s going to make a number of it. I get it. However you bought to present credit score to Will, Max, everybody all through the course of this lineup. We scored runs not simply from us on the prime.”
There’s at all times a special buzz at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day. This 12 months, although, all of it hit completely different.
It was a protracted Spring Coaching for the Dodgers. All of them needed to get acquainted with the added consideration surrounding the crew which naturally got here with including Ohtani. It was additionally a spring that concerned prolonged journey to South Korea and a number of powerful conversations. Roberts known as it the longest and most troublesome spring of his managerial profession.
However on Thursday, the celebs reminded everybody why the Dodgers imagine this has the potential to be one of the crucial rewarding seasons in franchise historical past.
“I’m very grateful, now being a part of the Dodgers, and being acquired by the Dodger followers,” Ohtani stated via interpreter Will Ireton. “Clearly, I’ve been right here earlier than as an opposing participant, so it was somewhat intimidating. I’m very grateful for the followers — and there have been a number of them.”
