Ohtani Is Human and Dodgers Fans Should Be Terrified Right Now

Alright, you guys, you are NOT going to believe what went down last night! Shohei Ohtani, the baseball god himself, actually looked human on the mound. I'm talking a season-high in runs allowed, a blown lead, and a totally wild, back and forth battle that saw the Dodgers lose 9-8 to the Pirates. Seriously, it felt like the world turned upside down watching that one.

Ohtani's ERA Takes a Hit

Can we even talk about Ohtani having a "rough outing"? It feels wrong to say, but here we are. He gave up a season-high four runs, three earned, over 6 2/3 innings. For anyone else, that's a quality start, sure. For Ohtani? His ERA jumped from 0.74 all the way to 1.06! That's a massive hit by his standards. He was still in line for the win too, with the Dodgers up 6-3 when he exited. The bullpen came in, and it all went sideways. Alex Vesia let the Pirates cut the deficit, then rookie Tyler Callihan crushed a three-run bomb off Kyle Hurt in the eighth to put the Pirates ahead 7-6. Callihan also hit his first career homer off Ohtani earlier in the fourth! Spencer Horwitz then put the dagger in with a two-run shot off Jack Dreyer, capping a five-run eighth inning to make it 9-6. Ohtani even tried to save his own team, blasting a two-run homer in the ninth to get them within one, but Gregory Soto closed it out on three pitches. Ohtani even had another would-be two-run shot snagged at the wall in the third.

The White Sox Are NOT Messing Around

Across the league, there's another story that's absolutely wild. The Chicago White Sox, who everyone counted out, are ALONE at the top of the American League Central! They just beat the Braves 2-1 at Rate Field, and this isn't some cute Cinderella story anymore. This team started the 2026 campaign at a brutal 6-13, with a bunch of young guys figuring out big league baseball. But since then? They've been one of the best teams in baseball. They just took down old friend Chris Sale, scoring two runs off him in the fourth. Rookie Braden Montgomery, fresh off a walk-off homer in his debut, doubled to get things going. He eventually scored from a Derek Hill single and Luisangel Acuna's infield grounder. Davis Martin's improving to 9-2 on the season, striking out six over six scoreless innings after a rough one against the Twins earlier this month. Being in first place on June 10th is huge, especially for an organization that's seen 100-plus losses for the last three seasons. Shortstop Colson Montgomery summed it up, saying they "expected this" and are "not really surprised at all." This squad is 22-11 at home, 18-3 over their last 21 games on the South Side! And they're doing it with Munetaka Murakami out with a hamstring, Kyle Teel battling a knee injury, and even Colson Montgomery sidelined with a minor back issue they're getting ahead of. They're focused on the long haul.

Man, what a night of baseball. And speaking of tough ones, our own Mariners took a hit too, falling 7-2 to the Orioles. This game is a grind every single day. The highs are high, the lows are low, but we keep showing up, right? This season is just getting warmed up. You know we'll be here, bleeding green and blue, for every single pitch. Keep your heads up, Emerald City, there's a whole lot of baseball left!

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