Shohei Ohtani (31) exploded with multi-hits, including a home run, during the 'Korean Heritage Night' organized by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tommy Edman (30), a Korean-American outfielder for the Dodgers, who had his Korean mother throw the ceremonial first pitch, fell silent with no hits after his four hits the previous day.

On the 17th (Korea time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter in the home game against the Colorado Rockies held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, in 2025 Major League Baseball, contributing with two hits and two RBIs, including his sixth home run of the season, leading the Dodgers to an 8-7 victory on Korean Heritage Day.

Ohtani, who had been silent with no hits and one walk from four at-bats against Colorado the previous day (16th), saw his season batting average rise from .280 to .288 (23 hits in 80 at-bats). His OPS also increased from .899 to .930.

From the first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, Ohtani unleashed a big hit. He targeted a 4th pitch 85.1 mph (137.0 km/h) knuckle curve that came inside from Colorado's right-handed starter German Marquez and sent it over the right-field wall. It was a significant hit that instinctively felt like a home run upon contact.

The ball, which traveled at 111 mph (178.6 km/h) with an angle of 32 degrees, was measured at a distance of 427 feet (130.1 m). Ohtani's sixth home run of the season was a solo shot that tied the game at 1-1. After regaining his home run two games later against Colorado on the 15th, he rose to a tie for the first place in this institutional sector in the National League (NL).

Following Ohtani, Freddie Freeman hit his third home run of the season, a solo shot to right field. The Dodgers created a bases-loaded situation with a single by Michael Conforto, a hit by pitch on Edman, and a walk by Max Muncy, leading to a two-RBI single by Andy Pahes and a two-RBI double by Austin Barnes, widening the score to 6-1.

During the batting order, Ohtani stepped to the plate twice in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs and a runner on second, a first pitch 95.3 mph (153.4 km/h) four-seam fastball from Marquez came in low, but he decorated it with a timely single to right field. Creating a hard hit at 108.5 mph (174.6 km/h), he completed the multi-hit in just two at-bats in the first inning. The Dodgers erupted with seven runs in the first inning, combining seven hits, two walks, and one hit by pitch.

The Dodgers' starting pitcher Bobby Miller, in his first game of the season, collapsed with three innings pitched, allowing eight hits (two home runs), one walk, seven strikeouts, and six earned runs, putting the team behind at 7-6. However, in the bottom of the fifth, Pahes hit a timely single to the left, extending the lead, while the bullpen pitchers combined for six innings with only one earned run, maintaining the lead for an 8-7 victory.

Pahes contributed with two hits and three RBIs from four at-bats; Freeman had two hits, one RBI, and one walk from three at-bats, while Max Muncy recorded two hits and one walk from two at-bats. The third pitcher Ben Caspillius achieved his first win of the season, pitching three innings with two hits allowed, no walks, three Samjin, and one earned run. Closer Tanner Scott allowed one hit in the ninth but struck out three batters, earning his sixth save of the season.

The Dodgers swept Colorado with three consecutive wins, bringing their record to 14 wins and 6 losses. Colorado, mired in a six-game losing streak, fell to 3 wins and 15 losses.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers provided the audience with specially made uniforms featuring the Korean-style middle name 'Hyun-soo' of Korean-American utility player Edman, written in Hangul as '곽현수' during that day's 'Korean Heritage Night.'

Edman's mother, Kyung-A Kwak, threw the ceremonial first pitch, while Edman, starting as the second baseman and batting sixth, recorded no hits from three at-bats and one hit by pitch. Before this game, he had an impressive season average of .274 from 19 games, including six home runs and 14 RBIs, with an OPS of .883, marking the highest WAR (1.0) among Dodgers hitters, but unfortunately fell silent on Korean Heritage Night.

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