Ohtani Reaches 50-Game Streak the Hard Way: Two Outs in the Ninth and the Dodgers Still Lost
Shohei Ohtani just tied one of the greatest marks in Dodgers history, and he did it in the most dramatic way possible. With two outs in the ninth inning Saturday night in Denver, Ohtani singled to extend his on-base streak to 50 games, matching "Wee" Willie Keeler's third-longest streak in franchise history since 1900. There's one problem: the Dodgers lost, 4-3, to the Rockies, and Ohtani's night was far messier than that final moment suggests.
The Streak Nearly Dies Before It Lives
This wasn't a clean 50-game run. Leading off against Rockies starter Ryan Feltner, Ohtani hit a ground ball behind first base that Troy Johnston gloved and threw high to Feltner. The ball glanced off Feltner's glove, and Ohtani reached first, but the play was ruled an error on Johnston. Strike one on the streak counter. Then came the eighth inning: Ohtani hit a ground ball to shortstop, and catcher's interference was called against Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman. That's an error on the catcher in the scorebook. So Ohtani reached base twice more and neither one counted. He was grounded out to first in the third and flew out to left in the fifth. That's when that two-out single in the ninth became everything.
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The Dodgers had chances. Kyle Tucker launched a two-run homer to right-center in the first after Ohtani reached on the error. Dalton Rushing added a solo shot in the second, his fifth homer in six games this season. Right-hander Emmet Sheehan threw five solid innings, giving up two runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. But Colorado broke through off reliever Will Klein in the sixth when Troy Johnston doubled to drive in two runs and put the Rockies ahead. It was the Dodgers' first loss to an NL opponent this season after they started 11-0 against conference foes.
Ohtani's 50-game streak is historic. Everything else about Saturday night in Colorado was rough.
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