Los Angeles Dodgers Star, Mookie Betts, punished the Oakland Athletics with a punishing hit after the Athletics deliberately walked Shohei Ohtani.
Mookie Betts Punishes Athletics For Shohei Ohtani Stroll Resolution
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics throughout the three-game collection because the Dodgers ended the ultimate recreation in dominant vogue – profitable 19-2.
It was a relatively spectacular turnaround for the Los Angeles franchise after dropping the opening assembly towards the Athletics 11-1 and scoring 5 within the eighth inning to win 9-3 within the second matchup.
Nevertheless, the principle speaking level from the third and closing match between the 2, got here after the Athletics opted to deliberately stroll Shohei Ohtani within the seventh inning.
This meant that Ohtani was despatched to the first-base as an alternative of making an attempt to strike the ball and the subsequent pitch could be heading to Dodgers participant, Mookie Betts.
Ohtani had been on fireplace within the match, as the best paid participant within the MLB hit two house runs through the Dodgers’ 19-2 win and was again to his glowing finest.
So, initially this regarded like a intelligent play from the Athletics as Betts had not made successful from his final seven makes an attempt, nonetheless, the 32-year-old selected the proper time to alter that.
The Athletics deliberately walked Shohei Ohtani to face Mookie Betts
He doubled in two runs and appeared to let the dugout know they made a mistake 👀
— Blake Harris (@BlakeHHarris) Might 15, 2025
His strike cannoned off the bat with a slight right-aim on it and scored an additional two runs for his facet and on his manner across the bases he could possibly be heard screaming ‘Yeah!’.
Los Angeles Dodgers supervisor, Dave Roberts, spoke about Mookie Betts’ current poor kind and the way a second like this could possibly be the spark that’s wanted to carry the 32-year-old again to his finest.
Roberts mentioned: “Generally that type of unlocks a participant and Betts? He doesn’t maintain grudges, however he does take notes. I get it. I might not need to pitch to Shohei both. However you continue to gotta take care of me (Betts).”