Shohei Ohtani vs Shota Imanaga: The Ultimate Showdown

right away we get a match up between Japanese Superstars and shot imanaga and shoh Otani at another two hit game [Music] yesterday here's Zago make quite the first impression 12 and3 with a 299 that's top five in the National League he's made 26 starts Cubs have won 20 of those first one comes home and Otani cracks it Sky High to Shadle center field and on one pitch one out and that was such a buildup too I me you can feel this crowd this right here in fora he can just make some pitches get get Otani to do what he last did last time pop it up to the short stop I think imaga might be having trouble with the pitch [Music] C Cory Blazer out there and again it's loud in this park this is one of those stadiums that I can't describe the level of sound and noise without sounding like an absolute [Music] fossil but it's really loud here and all the speakers point in this direction so you got to you got to get the pitch comom bumped up is it loud down there tag it's so loud and when you ask a majority of players the things that stand out about playing here they will talk about the speakers both niiko herner Pico Armstrong brought that up to me Michael Bush as well they all say that yeah super loud and a good pitch right there is I think that was the sweeper yeah this is a you know that shi is going to be aggressive you start this pitch almost behind him and that ball moves from right at his hip all the way to the off the plate away two on nobody out the 01 went back outside if you're wondering by the way ima's pitchcombe [Applause] and that one inside John shami Ryan Dempster and Taylor McGregor that's me absolute fossil John shami you're not that much of a fossil if everybody else thinks that too right that helps your case yeah I guess just maybe a fossil not absolute fossil thank you on the ground Bush grabs it goes to Second for one return to first two wow oh what a double play that was gorgeous as if on Q here's Otani and an awkward swing and strike one he's old for two sh 46 home runs 47 stolen [Music] bases he hits with two outs and nobody on that is crushed out towards right center field Bellinger back near the wall and he hauls it in Bary able to make the catch as the park holds it and it stays 3-1 [Music]

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