Miracle Comeback: Ohtani and Buehler Defy Injuries as Dodgers Sweep Yankees, One Win Away from Championship Glory

Ohtani, Buehler overcome injuries, Dodgers sweep Yankees, one step left to win championship

(AFP, New York, 28th) In Game 3 of the MLB World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers successfully defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 today.

Dodger Japanese star Shohei Ohtani was not affected by the injury of stealing a base in the front field. He continued to start as the first DH today, and he was assisted by starting pitcher Walker Buehler, who also overcame the injury and had two TJ surgeries. team, the Dodgers are expected to sweep the Yankees in the World Series with four consecutive wins after 1963.

The Dodgers have won 3 consecutive World Series games. As long as they win Game 4 of the series, they will win their second World Series championship in 5 seasons. This is the second time they have won the championship in a full season since 1988. Although the Dodgers won the 2020 World Series championship , but at that time the season was postponed to the end of July due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, and each team only played 60 season games.

In the history of the World Series, no team that fell into 0 wins and 3 losses has been able to come back and win the championship.

Buehler started 5 innings today and only allowed two hits and no runs by the Yankees. He gave up 5K and became the winning pitch in this game. He was reimbursed for the entire 2023 season due to an arm injury. He returned to the regular season this season with 1 win, 6 losses and an ERA of 5.38. However, in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series, he started 4 innings without allowing a run and soared 6K, becoming a contributor to the win. one.

Shohei Ohtani spent the first six seasons of his MLB career with the Los Angeles Angels and didn’t even know what the playoffs were. This season, he moved to the Dodgers and not only led the team out of the predicament of “exiting the first round of the playoffs”, but now they are only one win away from winning the world championship. Major championship, and is expected to achieve it with a dramatic sweep of the famous Yankees.

Shohei Ohtani said after the game: “As a team, we just have to focus on winning the game tomorrow. There is nothing better than having such a great opportunity.”

Ohtani, who is still suffering from left shoulder discomfort, had 0 hits in 3 at-bats today, but he walked in the first inning, allowing Freddie Freeman to hit a two-run homer, laying the foundation for the Dodgers’ victory at the start of the game.

Ohtani said: “The pain has subsided a little, which makes me feel good. If the injury was on the right shoulder, I think it would affect the swing. Fortunately, it was on the left shoulder, so it is less serious.” He also said everything about the post-season. The decision on whether to have surgery will be made after more tests are done after the World Series.

Ohtani Shohei said: “I have not further discussed future plans. I think this is something to wait until the end of the season, and additional tests will be done. But as far as I feel, I don’t think (surgery) is needed. “

At the suggestion of his trainer, Ohtani relied on a piece of equipment to keep his shoulders warm today to combat the chill at Yankee Stadium. He said that he took precautions today to ensure that he would not use his injured left shoulder when he slides while running the bases.