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Max Muncy drives in seven runs off two homers in Dodgers’ win over Nationals

By Editorial Board Published June 22, 2025 5 Min Read
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Max Muncy drives in seven runs off two homers in Dodgers’ win over Nationals

Upstaging Shohei Ohtani, particularly on a day he pitches, isn’t any simple feat.

However at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon, teammate Max Muncy did it twice — hitting two dwelling runs and matching a profession excessive with seven RBIs to raise the Dodgers to 13-7 defeat of the Washington Nationals, and make Ohtani extra of the sideshow in his second pitching begin of the season.

Regardless of two strikeouts over a scoreless first inning from Ohtani to start the day, Dodger Stadium had sat in relative silence for the following 5 innings.

Ben Casparius, who changed the nonetheless workload-restricted Ohtani on the mound within the second, gave up a three-run dwelling run within the third, when a flyball deflected off Hyeseong Kim’s glove on the wall earlier than hitting a fan reaching over the wall.

Michael Soroka, the previous All-Star turned inconsistent journeyman, held the Dodgers hitless into the fifth, racking up a career-high 10 strikeouts whereas defending the 3-0 lead.

Within the backside of the sixth, nonetheless, a possibility for the Dodgers lastly arose.

Dalton Dashing led off with a slicing ground-rule double down the left-field line. Ohtani drew a stroll with the assistance of two favorable ball-strike calls. Badly slumping Freddie Freeman was bailed out of an 0-and-2 rely on a wild slurve from Soroka that hit his foot.

Out of the blue, the Nationals needed to go to the bullpen, summoning left-hander Jose A. Ferrer to face Muncy with the bases loaded.

And as Ferrer referred to as out the grounds crew to rake the mound after simply three pitches, Muncy stood close to dwelling plate and zeroed himself in.

The following two pitches he noticed have been center-cut sinkers. The primary one was fouled off. The second was despatched screaming to left for a script-flipping, deficit-erasing, go-ahead grand slam.

Ohtani began the day as the principle attraction.

The 2-way star drew a crowd as he got here onto the sector for pregame warm-ups and acquired free within the left-field bullpen — prompting followers even up within the higher reserve-level deck to lean over railings and get a have a look at his dual-role skills.

And as soon as the sport started, Ohtani climbed atop the mound and confirmed progress from his season debut as a pitcher six days earlier than.

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani delivers within the first inning in opposition to the Nationals on Sunday.

(Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Occasions)

His scoreless inning included strikeouts of Luis Garcia Jr. on a sweeper and Nathaniel Lowe on a cutter, representing his first strikeouts since getting back from Tommy John surgical procedure. He labored round a dropped infield pop-up from Mookie Betts in an in any other case environment friendly 18-pitch, 12-strike outing. He hit 99 mph along with his fastball whereas mixing in a wholesome dose of sweepers, cutters and splitters to enhance it.

Ohtani additionally quieted latest questions on whether or not his return to pitching was affecting his bat.

After getting into the day two-for-19 in 5 video games since resuming two-way duties, Ohtani helped the Dodgers (48-31) draw back late. Within the seventh, he laced a bases-loaded, three-run triple previous the primary base bag, turning a slender one-run lead into a cushty four-score cushion over the Nationals (32-46). Within the eighth, he added extra insurance coverage, belting a two-run homer to left-center subject for his team-leading twenty sixth lengthy ball.

To not be outdone, nonetheless, Muncy raised the ante himself within the latter innings, following Ohtani’s seventh-inning triple with a three-run dwelling run to proper three batters later.

For Muncy, the day continued a shocking mid-season turnaround — giving him a .305 common with 10 dwelling runs and 38 RBIs over his final 39 video games; in comparison with a .177 common, one dwelling run and 7 RBIs in his first 35 contests.

It moved him into third place amongst Nationwide League third basemen this season with an .815 OPS — making a participant who as soon as appeared sure for commerce rumors this summer season unexpectedly on the fringes of All-Star dialog now.

And, it in some way managed to high the all-around manufacturing Ohtani displayed in his two-way encore, lifting the Dodgers to a weekend collection win and 7-3 file total on this 10-game homestand.

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