Hitter Shohei Ohtani Gets Night Off, Pitcher Shohei Ohtani Leads Dodgers To Win

Shohei Ohtani pitches good successful Dodgers’ victory

From Maddie Lee: Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani had navigated nan Mets lineup without overmuch problem until nan 5th inning. But he’d besides been holding backmost a small something.

“I can’t spell afloat throttle nan full time,” Ohtani said done expert Will Ireton aft nan Dodgers’ 8-2 victory Wednesday. “But considering wherever nan crippled was astatine that point, I felt for illustration I conscionable really had to spell afloat throttle and make judge I’m considering nan crippled situation.”

The Mets had conscionable scored their first tally of nan crippled — ending Ohtani’s streak of innings without an earned tally astatine 32 ⅔, nan longest of his profession — and trim the Dodgers’ lead to one.

So he unleashed a 100.2 mph fastball past Tommy Pham, and past 100.3 mph. Pham foul-tipped some and had immoderate prime words pinch himself connected nan measurement backmost to nan dugout.

That strikeout was 1 of 10 Ohtani had successful a capacity that was dominant, sloppy of nan first people connected his antecedently spotless ERA.

The two-way phenom only had 1 occupation to interest astir Wednesday.

For nan first clip since 2021, he was not besides successful nan lineup arsenic a hitter while pitching.

“If it weren’t for nan deed by transportation [Monday], he would’ve been DHing and pitching tonight,” Roberts said earlier nan game.

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MLB standings

Bad play costs Angels

José Caballero laced a two-run double successful nan bottommost of nan ninth inning that gave nan New York Yankees a 5-4 victory complete nan Angels, moments aft the Angels botched an infield popup successful a costly misplay Wednesday night.

Aaron Judge deed his 3rd homer of nan bid and Trent Grisham had a two-run azygous for nan Yankees, who won for only nan 2nd clip successful 8 games after an 8-2 start.

Mike Trout deed his 4th homer successful 3 games, putting nan Angels up 4-3 pinch a two-run thrust successful nan fifth.

That was still nan people erstwhile Jazz Chisholm Jr. popped up to nan near broadside pinch 1 retired and cipher connected successful nan ninth. But shortstop Zach Neto and ex-Yankees 3rd baseman Oswald Peraza miscommunicated, and nan shot dropped betwixt them connected nan infield ungraded for a gift single.

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Clippers play comes to an end

From Steve Galluzzo: It was do aliases dice Wednesday nighttime astatine Intuit Dome, and the Clippers did not do capable to support their play alive, blowing a 13-point lead early successful nan 4th fourth and losing to nan Golden State Warriors, 126-121.

Having rebounded from a franchise-worst 6-21 commencement to gain nan next-to-last berth successful nan NBA play-in tournament, coach Tyronn Lue’s resilient bunch could not widen its historical comeback connected its location floor.

Stephen Curry led nan Warriors pinch 35 points, Kristaps Porzingis and and Gui Santos each had 20, and Brandin Podziemski added 17. The Warriors were 19 for 41 from three-point range, pinch Al Horford hitting 4 successful nan 4th quarter.

Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 points disconnected nan chair while Kawhi Leonard and Darius Garland each added 21 points for nan Clippers, who won 3 of nan teams’ 4 regular-season meetings, including a 115-110 triumph successful nan aforesaid arena 4 days earlier. Wednesday night, however, Leonard was held scoreless successful nan 4th fourth until nan last seconds arsenic nan Warriors rallied.

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Deandre Ayton tin return nan spotlight

From Broderick Turner: The past clip Deandre Ayton appeared successful nan playoffs was successful 2023, erstwhile he was a personnel of nan Phoenix Suns and viewed successful NBA circles arsenic having nan imaginable to beryllium a unit arsenic a halfway successful nan league.

A batch has changed since then.

He’s connected his 2nd squad since those days successful Phoenix, playing 2 years for nan Portland Trail Blazers and now the Lakers. He has been viewed by galore arsenic an inconsistent subordinate who hasn’t reached his afloat potential.

Ayton has a chance to beryllium his worth, to show his critics he has nan expertise to beryllium elite successful nan postseason erstwhile nan Lakers unfastened nan first-round of nan Western Conference playoffs Saturday against nan Houston Rockets astatine Crypto.com Arena.

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Lakers playoff schedule

First round
All times Pacific

Saturday: Houston astatine Lakers, 5:30 p.m, ABC
Tuesday: Houston astatine Lakers, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Friday, April 24: Lakers astatine Houston, 5:30 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Sunday, April 26: Lakers astatine Houston, 6:30 p.m., NBC
*Wed., April 29: Houston astatine Lakers, TBD
*Friday, May 1: Lakers astatine Houston, TBD
*Sunday, May 3: Houston astatine Lakers, TBD

*-if necessary

L.A. Olympics questions

From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: You ask. We answer. Or astatine slightest we’re going to try.

The Times asked readers for their burning questions regarding nan Olympics, and it’s nan ticketing process that’s bringing nan astir heat. Locals successful Southern California and Oklahoma City endured nan presale headaches and sticker daze earlier nan world assemblage sewage their changeable astatine securing tickets this week. But pinch much than 2 years remaining until nan Games open, expect that location will beryllium much questions.

Here is what Times readers wanted to know:

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USOPC ‘quite confident’ of LA28 guidance amid summons income uproar

Same aged Sparks

From Bill Plaschke: One of nan WNBA’s founding franchises, nan failure-ridden Sparks participate nan league’s 30th play attempting to break a five-year playoff drought pinch an understandable yet unremarkable crippled plan.

They’re going old. They don’t person a choice. Five years of lottery missteps person produced precisely 1 existent Sparks player, Cameron Brink, a societal media prima who’s been an injured hoops bust.

While nan nationalist champion Bruins spent Monday dancing crossed nan convention from Toronto to Chicago, nan Sparks didn’t get a chance to get immoderate of them, and coiled up pinch 3 precocious picks who will raise nary eyebrows and play fewer minutes.

So, yeah, old.

When nan Sparks unfastened nan play by hosting defending champion Las Vegas May 10, their fans are going to say, “Oh yeah!” followed by a resounding chorus of, “Oh no!”

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This time successful sports history

1939 — Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Boston Bruins hit Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1 for a 4-1 bid win; first best-of-7 SC Final series.

1949 — The Toronto Maple Leafs triumph 3-1 to expanse nan Detroit Red Wings for nan 2nd consecutive twelvemonth successful nan Stanley Cup Finals.

1953 — Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens hit Boston Bruins, 1-0 for a 4-1 bid win.

1954 — The Detroit Red Wings separator nan Montreal Canadiens 2-1 successful nan seventh crippled to triumph nan Stanley Cup.

1957 — The Montreal Canadiens hit nan Boston Bruins 5-1 to return nan Stanley Cup successful 5 games.

1958 — Arnold Palmer edges Doug Ford by 1 changeable to seizure nan Masters.

1961 — The Chicago Blackhawks triumph nan Stanley Cup successful six games pinch a 5-1 triumph complete nan Detroit Red Wings.

1980 — Arthur Ashe retires from pro tennis.

1987 — Michael Jordan of nan Chicago Bulls scores 61 points successful a 117-114 nonaccomplishment to nan Atlanta Hawks and becomes nan 2nd subordinate to surpass nan 3,000-point people successful a season.

1990 — Gelindo Bordin becomes nan first Olympic men’s champion to triumph nan Boston Marathon. The Italian finishes successful 2:08:19. Rosa Mota of Portugal wins nan woman’s section successful 2:25:24.

1991 — The St. Louis Blues go nan eighth squad successful NHL playoff history to travel backmost from a 3-1 deficit, beating nan Detroit Red Wings 3-2 successful nan seventh game.

1995 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Raymond Floyd wins by 5 strokes.

2000 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Doug Tewell wins first of 2 Champions Tour awesome titles.

2001 — Lee Bong-ju of South Korea wins nan Boston Marathon, ending a 10-year triumph streak for Kenyan men. Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba wins nan women’s race.

2003 — The Mighty Ducks hit nan Detroit Red Wings successful a 3-2 overtime victory, making nan Red Wings nan first defending Stanley Cup victor successful 51 years to beryllium swept nan pursuing play successful a four-game opening series.

2003 — Washington Wizards’ Michael Jordan plays his last NBA game.

2008 — Jason Kidd gets nan 100th triple-double of his profession pinch 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds successful Dallas’ 111-98 triumph complete New Orleans.

2013 — Two bombs detonate successful nan crowded streets adjacent nan decorativeness statement of nan Boston Marathon, sidesplitting 3 group and injuring much than 270 successful a bloody segment of shattered solid and severed limbs. Earlier successful nan day, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins nan 117th version of nan marathon and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya takes nan women’s race.

2018 — Desiree Linden runs done icy rainfall and a near-gale headwind to triumph nan Boston Marathon, nan first triumph for an American female since 1985.

2019 — Seattle Seahawks backmost Russell Wilson becomes nan highest-paid subordinate successful NFL history pinch a 4-year, $140-million extension.

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This time successful shot history

1929 — Cleveland’s Earl Averill became nan first American League subordinate to deed a location tally successful his first awesome convention sheet appearance. The Indians won nan crippled 5-4 successful 11 innings connected Carl Lind’s double.

1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, made a sensational National League debut successful Boston. His azygous and homer disconnected Carl Hubbell led nan Braves complete nan Giants 4-2.

1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeated nan Chicago White Sox 1-0 successful nan only opening time no-hitter successful awesome convention history.

1948 — WGN-TV televised a shot crippled for nan first time. It was an accumulation crippled astatine Wrigley Field pinch Jack Brickhouse doing nan play-by-play. The White Sox defeated nan Cubs 4-1.

1961 — Beginning his historical pursuit of Babe Ruth’s 60 location tally season-record, Roger Maris connects for his first homer successful nan twelfth crippled of nan play for nan Yankees.

1972 — Burt Hooton of nan Cubs no-hit nan Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 astatine Wrigley Field.

1978 — Bob Forsch of nan St. Louis Cardinals no-hit nan Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. Less than a twelvemonth later, Bob’s relative Ken of nan Houston Astros sounded a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are nan only brothers to propulsion no-hitters.

1983 — Padres first baseman Steve Garvey appears successful his 1,118th consecutive National League game, breaking nan people held by Billy Williams.

1984 — Dave Kingman of nan Oakland A’s deed 3 location runs, including a expansive slam, successful his first 3 at-bats. In total, he drove successful 8 runs successful a 9-6 triumph complete nan Seattle Mariners.

1989 — Kelly Gruber becomes nan first subordinate successful Toronto Blue Jays history to deed for nan rhythm successful a 15-8 triumph against nan Kansas City Royals.

1997 — The Chicago Cubs group nan people for worst commencement successful National League history, making 3 much errors arsenic they extended their losing streak to 12 pinch a 4-0 nonaccomplishment to nan Colorado Rockies. Chicago collapsed nan modern NL grounds of 0-10 group by Atlanta successful 1988 and nan wide NL grounds of 0-11 by nan 1884 Detroit Wolverines.

2005 — Toronto’s Reed Johnson was deed by a awesome convention record-tying 3 pitches — 2 pinch nan bases loaded — successful nan Blue Jays’ 8-0 triumph complete Texas.

2006 — Albert Pujols deed 3 location runs, including a two-run changeable successful nan bottommost of nan ninth, to springiness St. Louis an 8-7 triumph complete Cincinnati.

2007 — The Cleveland Indians became nan first squad successful astir 55 years to triumph a crippled pinch their only deed coming successful their first at-bat. Grady Sizemore led disconnected Cleveland’s 2-1 triumph complete nan Chicago White Sox pinch a double.

2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history arsenic he collects nan 3,086th deed of his pro career, breaking nan Japanese grounds held for decades by Isao Harimoto.

2009 — Grady Sizemore deed a expansive slam and Cleveland ruined nan first crippled astatine nan caller Yankee Stadium by beating New York 10-2.

2014 — Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda sounded nan New York Yankees to a 3-0, 2-0 expanse of nan Chicago Cubs successful a chilly day-night-doubleheader. The Yankees had not won by shutout doubly successful 1 time since April 9, 1987, against Kansas City. No squad successful nan awesome leagues had done it since Minnesota swept Oakland connected June 26, 1988.

2015 — Giancarlo Stanton becomes nan Marlins all-time starring location tally hitter erstwhile he slugs #155 for his career.

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