The Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels face off in the Freeway Series. All eyes will be on the two-hitter between Clayton Kershaw and Shohei Ohtani.
The first Freeway Series of the season begins on April 21. The Dodgers have announced that Kershaw will start this game. After dropping a three-game series at home to the San Francisco Giants and falling to third place in the National League West, the Dodgers are looking for a veteran presence.메이저사이트
Kershaw leads the National League in wins with an 8-4 record in 14 starts. His 2.95 ERA is fifth in the National League.
He’s also been strong against the Angels. He threw five scoreless innings against the Angels on May 9, 2021, and eight scoreless innings against them on July 16 last year. That’s thanks to shutting down Ohtani. Kershaw was very strong against Ohtani, striking out eight batters. He didn’t even walk four batters and induced one double play.
This time, though, expect Ohtani to fight back. The momentum is there. Ohtani is tied for the major league lead in home runs with eight in his last 10 games.
He’s also the team’s best hitter, ranking first in the team’s key hitting metrics (batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and OPS). He is currently on a 15-game hitting streak dating back to the last four days, during which he has gone 25-for-56 with nine home runs and 13 doubles. He’s batting .446 with a .543 on-base percentage and a 1.071 slugging percentage.
The first game of the two-game series between Kershaw’s shield and Ohtani’s spear will be shown live on SPOTV ON and sports OTT service SPOTV NOW, starting at 11:07 a.m. ET on April 21.
Ohtani will take the mound on the 22nd. Ohtani, who has already been rumored to be a Dodgers free agent, will get a chance to showcase both of his pitches in front of the Dodgers.