LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts held a broadcast interview with Fox Sports during Game 6 of the National League Championship League (NLCS) against the Mets on the 19th (Korea Standard Time).

To Ken Rosenthal, who was holding the microphone as a reporter, Roberts expressed regret, saying, "I don't know what happened to Otani. He was going to the corner and Hernandez's ball was going to the center of the field. At that moment, I got a cramp in my head and I think I stayed at third base."메이저놀이터

He complained about Ohtani's base running play. He pointed out "Brain cramp."

The situation is as follows.

Ohtani, who started as the first hitter as usual in Game 5 of the NLCS (best-of-seven) at Citi Field in Queens, New York, got on base with a right-center hit made by hitting the sixth low curve of opposing starter David Peterson.

Then, Mets right fielder Starling Marte couldn't handle No. 2 Mookie Betts' hit, and when he gave it to no outs, chances for the second and third bases were created.

With the first run available, the third baseman Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-base hit. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor threw the ball to the first base to increase the count. He caught the ball in the normal defensive position, not in the forward defense position.

In this situation, Ohtani, a fast runner on third base, did not rush home but just watched the game. Ohtani stopped as if he was stranded on third base. Therefore, neither Betts nor third base runners could advance. In that situation, Betts looked puzzled when Ohtani did not move.

In the end, the Dodgers failed to score a first run in the first inning. For the Dodgers, it lost the opportunity to gain the upper hand.

However, Ohtani may not have taken the risk of being out at home given that he is still in a no-out situation early in the game and, moreover, the center batting line continues.

In any case, Ohtani did his part by getting on base three times with two hits and one walk in four at-bats despite a slight miss in the base play in the first inning.

Dodgers lost the game 6-12, but the loss was decided not by Ohtani's base running miss but by starting pitcher Jack Flaherty's poor performance. He gave eight hits (one homer) and four walks and eight runs during three innings, which collapsed in the beginning. The bullpen session that followed failed to block the Mets' lineup.

As the Mets won Game 5, the Dodgers posted three wins and two losses overall in the series. Dodgers can advance to the World Series if it catches one game during Game 6 and Game 7 (21-22) when it moves to its home base. Still, Dodgers is in an advantageous position.