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Shohei Ohtani Just Ended a Pitchers' Duel With One Swing. 427 Feet. ⚾💨

Ohtani first-pitch solo HR in the 6th, 427 feet to center. Dodgers 1, Rays 0. Wrobleski 6.0 scoreless innings.

By BaseChaser · June 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Six innings of zeros. Drew Rasmussen dealing. Justin Wrobleski matching him zero for zero. Then Ohtani stepped in and ended it with one swing. ⚾💨

June 16 — Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Tampa Bay Rays 0. Dodger Stadium.

Rasmussen was dominant through the first five. Wrobleski was matching him pitch for pitch — 6.0 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts. A pitchers' duel for the ages at Dodger Stadium.

Then Ohtani jumped on the first pitch of the 6th. A cutter over the middle of the plate. He demolished it — 427 feet to straightaway center field. Game over before Rays manager Drew Rasmussen could even blink.

"Is this 1968?" one fan joked on social media, referencing the era of legendary pitching duels.

The Pitchers' Duel

Wrobleski exited after six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits with five strikeouts and zero walks. He was only pitching on four days rest — a shortened outing but a dominant one. Will Klein worked around a leadoff walk in the 7th. Kyle Hurt went 1-2-3 in the 8th. Tanner Scott closed it out in the 9th.

On the other side, Drew Rasmussen was equally brilliant — and deserved a better fate. The solo homer was the only blemish on his line. Rasmuss is having an All-Star caliber season and was in Cy Young conversation coming into this start.

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The solo home run in the bottom of the 6th — first pitch from Drew Rasmussen, 427 feet to straightaway center field. One swing decided the whole game.
1-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI
Shohei Ohtani — 15th home run of the season. Game-winning solo shot. He's now hitting .290 with 15 HR and 41 RBI on the year.
6.0 IP, 0ER, 3H, 5K, 0BB
Justin Wrobleski's line — on four days rest, matched Rasmussen zero for zero before exiting. A star-making performance on the biggest stage.
98.9%
Dodgers playoff odds — via BaseChaser simulation. Rays: 91.9%.

One Swing. One Game. 🦄

Sometimes baseball is simple. Two elite pitchers going toe-to-toe for six innings. Then the best player in the world steps in and deposits the first pitch 427 feet to center. The Dodgers improve to 47-27. The win also gave them the series — they went for the sweep on Wednesday with Ohtani on the mound.

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