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雖然魯斯在那裡充分利用了他的擊球數，但他仍然僅限於在投手丘上開始和代擊，因為直到兩年後的 1918 年賽季，他才在左外野打了第一局。

正是在那個賽季，魯斯開始徹底改變這項運動，他以 11 支全壘打領先聯盟，開始成為史上最偉大的重擊手。

到 1920 年，露絲不再是波士頓紅襪隊的成員，他也不再投球。在他與洋基隊的第一個賽季中，人們認為魯斯的球棒比他的手臂更有價值，因此他放棄了投球，轉而專注於成為棒球界最好的擊球手。

直到露絲放棄投球後，他才充分發揮了擊球手的潛力，在 1920 年和 1921 年連續兩年打出了 50 小時的賽季成績。露絲在 14 年的時間裡 13 次在 OPS 上領先聯盟，成為聯盟有史以來最偉大的重擊手。

如今，大谷在遊戲界並沒有太多同時代人。賈奇可能是唯一的例外，因為這位洋基隊重擊手是在 2022 年 MVP 爭奪戰中成功將大谷從王座上擊敗的人。

Judge在過去兩個賽季中均在wRC+上領先聯盟，在過去四個賽季中也有3個賽季領先，唯一的例外是在2023年，當時Judge因臀部受傷缺席了比賽，而Ohtani則以180 wRC+領先聯盟。

大谷在那一年的 23 場先發比賽中自責分率為 3.14，三振率為 31.5%。

2023 年 7 月 27 日，大谷在雙打比賽的第一場比賽中對底特律老虎隊投出絕殺。大谷只失掉一安打，三振八次，這仍然是他職業生涯中唯一一場完整的比賽。

Shohei Ohtani has already had an illustrious career. He has won four MVP awards along with the Rookie of the Year award and two World Series titles. One award he hasn’t won is the Cy Young, yet Ohtani is laying claim to it this year.

The starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers has had a rough start on the mound. He posted an MLB-leading 0.82 ERA entering Thursday’s game. Ohtani also has a ridiculously low 0.82 WHIP in 44 innings. Can that success continue long enough to earn him a National League Cy Young Award?

What changed for Ohtani?

Prior to 2026, the highest Ohtani had ever achieved in Cy Young voting was fourth in 2022 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. Despite a career 2.83 ERA over seven seasons in MLB, he was never a top-three finisher. This season is his first full year of pitching since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023. He made his pitching debut with the Dodgers in June of 2025 and impressed with a 2.87 ERA in 47 innings.

So how has Ohtani never won the award before? However, his biggest strength has also been his biggest weakness. Ohtani’s ability to be a two-way player has made him a unicorn of an athlete. But that kind of game also costs money. This has divided his attention between hitting and pitching rather than allowing him to concentrate on either one of them.

Ohtani has always been talented at both, but it’s no surprise that his best hitting seasons came when he couldn’t pitch. The year he was rehabilitating from Tommy John, Ohtani wrote the first 50-50 season in MLB history. It was arguably the greatest offensive season ever. That season he concentrated only on hitting and defied all expectations.

It is no surprise that the same holds true in 2026. For the first time in his career, Ohtani has decided not to hit in the games he plays. It’s turning out incredibly well so far. Although he has had a rough offensive start, hitting .240/.370/.427, his pitching has been excellent.

The underlying metrics are somehow even better

It’s easy to attribute Ohtani’s hot start to good luck, and part of it certainly is. his era is excess His lower than expected ERA, although the expected mark is still incredibly good at 2.17. The same goes for his .182 expected batting average. So luck is definitely a factor to some extent. But, overall, Ohtani’s pitching run value has increased from the 85th percentile (2023) to the 97th percentile (2026). What is the reason behind this change?

The biggest change has come in his speed. Since his Tommy John surgery, the pace has really picked up considerably. In 2023, Ohtani’s two primary pitches were his sweeper and four-seam fastball. Both averaged 83.7 and 96.8 mph, respectively. In 2026? He is using his four-seamer more frequently and has added nearly two miles of distance to it while averaging 98.0 mph. The sweeper also moved up, averaging 84.9 mph. These are, by far, Ohtani’s two most valuable pitches.

Ohtani is also scoring good marks in underlying statistics like Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP). That metric ensures that pitchers are graded only based on outcomes they control (strikeouts, walks, home runs, and hits-by-pitch). In that stat, Ohtani posted a 2.52 FIP with an xFIP of 3.11. Even though his chase percentage is low (30.9 percent), his whiff percentage is in the 89th percentile at 32.0 percent. The ability to make bats miss has worked wonders for Ohtani.

The question is whether luck will favor him or not. ERA- and FIP- (metrics that adjust ERA and FIP by park and league where 100 is average and lower is better) have historically been solid ways to analyze pitching. So far in 2026, Ohtani has boasted a 24 ERA—and 60 FIP—for the best and seventh-best marks in the league, respectively. Skill-Interactive ERA (SIERA), a statistic that predicts future ERA, paints an even better picture of Ohtani’s ability. He has averaged 2.95 points, good for 11th-best mark in MLB.

Shohei Ohtani: King of the Shutout

Ohtani has four shutout starts so far this year. The strangest thing is that he has accomplished this in only seven starts. This has been a big part of his historically low ERA. Tonight, Ohtani added to that by throwing seven shutout innings against the division-rival San Francisco Giants. He scattered four hits and two walks throughout the outing, but neither of them were for extra bases.

The long and short of it is that Ohtani has dominated on the mound this season in a way he never has before. honestly it’s a way No one Have ever done it before. If Ohtani continues to pitch at this level, despite stiff competition from players like Nolan McLean, Jakub Misiorowski and Paul Skenes, he should be able to take home the NL Cy Young Award. only time will tell.

As we enter another week of the 2026 Major League Baseball season, all 30 clubs have now played at least 20 games. A lot of teams are in a hot spot at the moment and one club in particular is very cold. As the weekend action approaches its conclusion, we’ll try and project what will happen on the MLB schedule this week.

Let’s take a look at our bold MLB predictions for the upcoming games this week.

Carson Benz hits first HR since Opening Day

This prediction is definitely not about numbers. After all, the New York Mets entered Sunday on a 10-game losing streak, and rookie outfielder Carson Benz has made 68 plate appearances since last homering on Opening Day. Of particular concern is that he has collected only one extra-base hit (double) in his last 62 plate appearances and has put up an abysmal .140/.210/.158 triple-slash line over that span. However, we’re here to say that Benz’s power drought will end at some point this week with a home run against Simeon Woods Richardson (Wednesday) at Citi Field or a three-game homestand against the Colorado Rockies. The Mets would win that game as well.

Shota Imanaga gets 10+ Ks in consecutive starts

With the Chicago Cubs without three starters – Justin Steele, Matthew Boyd and Cade Horton, there is even more pressure on Shota Imanaga’s shoulders. Last week, he was lights-out against the Philadelphia Phillies with 11 strikeouts and only 3 hits allowed in 6 innings. Facing the same team in consecutive starts isn’t ideal, but the Phillies’ lineup has the fifth-highest strikeout rate in MLB (24.3 percent) since April 5. We think we have another gem coming from Imanaga this week.

Shohei Ohtani homers 5 hitless innings

In his major-league career, Shohei Ohtani has boasted a .930 OPS with 10 home runs against the San Francisco Giants, and he has hit 4 home runs in 58 career at-bats at Oracle Park. Not only are we seeing the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star pitching deep this week in San Francisco, but we also think he’ll make it through 5 hitless innings against the Giants’ lineup.

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Cleveland Guardians lead 5-1

Starting pitching has carried the Cleveland Guardians this season, demonstrated by the fact that the team entered Sunday with the third-lowest rotation ERA (3.00) in baseball. Fortunately for the Guardians lineup, there is a “Be Right” series this month to start the week against the Houston Astros pitching staff, which has an ERA of 6.80 (worst in MLB). We believe Cleveland beats the Astros at home and then goes to Toronto to take a three-game series, and solidify their position at the top of the AL Central by coming out of the week with a 5-1 record.

Aaron Judge Homers Twice vs. Boston Red Sox

Aaron Judge is going to have some fun at Fenway Park this week. They get a three-game series against a Boston Red Sox pitching staff that has allowed the fifth-most home runs (26) in baseball this season, tied with the Colorado Rockies (25). Although he has not had a high average at Fenway (.217) in his career, he still has 12 homers in this ballpark, 3 of which came last season. It may have been a two-homer game, but we’re inclined to say Judge homers in two of the three games at Fenway.

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随着 2026 年美国职业棒球大联盟赛季又进入一周，所有 30 支球队现在都至少打了 20 场比赛。现在有不少球队正处于热火朝天的状态，尤其是有一支球队的表现却十分冷淡。随着周末比赛接近尾声，我们将尝试预测本周 MLB 赛程表中会发生什么。

让我们深入了解美国职业棒球大联盟 (MLB) 对本周即将举行的比赛的大胆预测。

卡森·本吉 (Carson Benge) 自开业之日起首次担任 HR

这个预测当然与数字无关。毕竟，纽约大都会队以 10 连败进入周日，而新秀外野手卡森·本吉自开幕日上次打出本垒打以来已经打出了 68 场本垒打。特别令人担忧的是，他在过去 62 场本垒打比赛中只打出了 1 次上垒安打（双垒安打），并且在此期间打出了糟糕的 0.140/.210/.158 三斜线。然而，我们在这里直觉地认为，本吉的权力荒本周将结束，他将在花旗球场对阵西蒙·伍兹·理查森（周三）或在对阵科罗拉多洛矶队的三场主场比赛中的某个时刻打出本垒打。大都会队也将赢得那场比赛。

Shota Imanaga 连续首发获得 10+ Ks

由于芝加哥小熊队没有三名先发球员——贾斯汀·斯蒂尔、马修·博伊德和凯德·霍顿——今永翔太肩上的压力更大。上周，他在对阵费城费城人队的比赛中，6 局中 11 个三振，仅被安打 3 个。连续首发面对同一支球队并不理想，但费城人队的阵容确实拥有自 4 月 5 日以来美国职业棒球大联盟第五高的三振率（24.3%）。我们认为本周今永将迎来另一颗宝石。

Shohehi Ohtani Homers，投出 5 局无安打

在他的大联盟职业生涯中，大谷翔平在对阵旧金山巨人队的比赛中打出 0.930 的 OPS，打出 10 个本垒打，并且在职业生涯 58 次击球中在甲骨文公园打出了 4 个本垒打。我们不仅看到洛杉矶道奇队的这位双向球星本周在旧金山深入进攻，我们还认为他将在对阵巨人队阵容的比赛中保持 5 局无安打。

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克利夫兰守护者队 5-1

克利夫兰守护者队本赛季的先发投手表现出色，这一点从球队进入周日时自责分率在棒球联盟中倒数第三低（3.00）这一事实可见一斑。对于卫报队的阵容来说，幸运的是，本周将有一场“正确”系列赛，对阵本月自责失分率为 6.80（MLB 最差）的休斯敦太空人队投手。我们认为克利夫兰队将在主场横扫太空人队，然后前往多伦多队，拿下三场系列赛，本周以 5 胜 1 负的战绩结束，这将巩固他们在美联中区榜首的位置。

亚伦·贾奇·霍默斯两次 vs 波士顿红袜队

亚伦·贾奇本周将在芬威球场享受一些乐趣。他在与波士顿红袜队投手的三场系列赛中取得了本赛季棒球界第五多的本垒打（26 个），与科罗拉多洛矶队（25 个）一样多。虽然他职业生涯中在芬威球场的平均击球数（0.217）并不高，但他在这个球场上仍然打出了 12 个本垒打，其中 3 个是上赛季的。也许这是一场两本垒打的比赛，但我们更倾向于说在芬威的三场比赛中的两场都打出了法官本垒打。

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