When the juggernaut Dodgers lose games this year, it will likely often be because they get beat in the margins, much like they did in a 3-2 loss to the Twins Wednesday.
Dino Ebel waved his arm. Shohei Ohtani churned his legs. For a brief moment, as Ohtani barreled toward the plate, trying to score a tying run from first base, it seemed like the Dodgers’ two-way star would make it. Instead, in the defining moment of the team's 3-2 loss at Target Field on Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins' defense turned a picture-perfect relay play. “That’s as clean as it gets,” said Ebel, the Dodgers’ third-base coach. “They made a perfect throw.
After a walk by Austin Barnes led off the inning, consecutive fielder’s choice grounders by Mookie Betts and Ohtani left the speedy two-time MVP standing on first base. When Freeman ripped a double into the right-field corner with two outs, it looked like Ohtani would score. Given his speed — he raced 270 feet in just 10.89 seconds — and the awkward first hop the ball took off the wall near the foul pole in right, both Ebel and manager Dave Roberts said waving Ohtani home was an easy decision.
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