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Dodgers flirt with no-hitter in win over Rockies — despite Shohei Ohtani’s F-bomb

Nypost · · 964 words · By Jack Harris
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On a night he pitched six hitless innings against the Colorado Rockies, Shohei Ohtani still was not happy with his stuff.

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What happened

On a night he pitched six hitless innings against the Colorado Rockies, Shohei Ohtani still was not happy with his stuff.

Why it matters

In the Dodgers’ 4-1 win on Wednesday, the two-way star still did more than enough to complete a three-game series sweep at Dodger Stadium.

Common ground

He hit a leadoff home run as a hitter, the second-straight time he has done so in a pitching start.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “His 0.82 ERA entering June will mark the ninth-lowest ERA an MLB pitcher has ever carried that deep into a season (minimum 50 innings).”
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Claim 2: “He gave up only one run in his six innings on the mound, after walking one batter and hitting another to lead off the fourth.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state Ohtani gave up one run in six innings, with one walk and one hit batter to lead off the fourth.
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web search NEUTRAL — He gave up only one run in his six innings on the mound, after walking one batter and hitting another to lead off the fourth.Shohei Ohtani, who allowed one run but no hits over six innings, is now 5-2…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/sports/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani allowed the first six batters of the fourth inning to reach -- one on a walk, one on a double, two on hit by pitches and two on home runs. The seventh, Aledmys Diaz, hit a 367-foot lineout.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36307953/shohei-ohtani-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani pitched six strong innings for his fourth straight victory and reached base five times at the plate as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on.
https://www.mdjonline.com/sports/wire/shohei-ohtani-shines-o…
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Claim 3: “he has just 55 total innings in the Dodgers’ 56 games this year”
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Claim 4: “With Wednesday’s win, they are 4 ½ games up on the slumping San Diego Padres (who have lost four-straight) and the surging Arizona Diamondbacks (who have won five in a row and nine out of 10).”
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Claim 5: “For the seventh time in nine pitching starts this year, he went at least six innings while allowing no more than one earned run.”
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Claim 6: “Kiké Hernández went on the injured list before the game with an oblique strain.”
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Claim 7: “turning over a combined no-hitter bid that wasn’t broken up until Tyler Freeman’s single off Tanner Scott with two outs in the eighth, which represented the Rockies’ lone hit of the night.”
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Three independent sources (MLB.com, a news report, and Instagram) confirm that Tyler Freeman hit a single off Tanner Scott with two outs in the 8th inning, which was the Rockies' only hit of the game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado Rockies season is their 34th in Major League Baseball and their 32nd season at Coors Field. The Rockies are looking to improve on their franchise-worst 43–119 record from last year, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colorado_Rockies_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rockies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyler Andrew Freeman (born May 21, 1999) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Freeman_(baseball)
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Claim 8: “He hit a leadoff home run as a hitter, the second-straight time he has done so in a pitching start.”
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Multiple sources confirm Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in this game and that he has achieved this feat in previous pitching starts (specifically mentioning the 2025 NLCS and a game in San Diego).
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web search NEUTRAL — He is the only pitcher in Major League history to hit a leadoff home run, and he's done it two other times: in his two-way masterpiece in Game 4 of the 2025 NL Championship Series and last week in San…
https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-starts-against-rockie…
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web search NEUTRAL — homer against the Miami Marlins, immediately ambushing the pitcher.3. This first-pitch power hitting has become something of a signature for Ohtani. His ability to turn around high-velocity pitches is…
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ohtani-hits-leadoff-home-run-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani did not allow a hit over six innings on the mound and added a leadoff home run from the batter's box as the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 vic…
https://deadspin.com/shohei-ohtani-6-no-hit-innings-homer-ca…
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Claim 9: “Freddie Freeman also took Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano deep, belting another solo home run the other way to left field.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia rosters and does not contain a specific report of Freddie Freeman hitting a home run against Tomoyuki Sugano in this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list is complete and up-to-date as of June 2, 2026. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Colorado Rockies franchise. Players in Bol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rockies_all-time_rost…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball third baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Bryant
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Claim 10: “In the Dodgers’ 4-1 win on Wednesday, the two-way star still did more than enough to complete a three-game series sweep at Dodger Stadium.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 4-1 on a Wednesday in May 2026 to complete a sweep at Dodger Stadium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Major League Baseball season began on March 25 with a single night game featuring the San Francisco Giants hosting the New York Yankees before the regular season proper runs from March 26 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Major_League_Baseball_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clinton Merrick Hurdle (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. Hurdle played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Hurdle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Noah D. Davis (born April 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Davis_(baseball)
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Claim 11: “This week, the last-place Rockies (20-37) stood little chance, getting outscored 24-10 in the Dodgers’ fifth sweep of the season.”
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Claim 12: “And he finished his outing with seven strikeouts”
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The pitching line provided in the Reddit source and the descriptive text in other search results confirm he finished with 7 strikeouts.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, he became the first player in the modern era to qualify for both the hitting and pitching leaderboards in one season, finishing third in the AL with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — View the profile of Los Angeles Dodgers Designated Hitter Shohei Ohtani on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/39832/shohei-ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 28, 2025 · Shohei Ohtani's World Series pitching debut comes to an end in the 7th inning. He struck out 6 but gave up 2 straight hits to start the inning.
https://www.facebook.com/dodgersnation/posts/shohei-ohtanis-…
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Claim 13: “His final line was six innings, one run, no hits, four walks, one hit batter and seven strikeouts.”
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The specific line (6 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 7 K) is explicitly detailed in the Reddit source and corroborated by the narrative descriptions in other search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Shohei Ohtani finished his outing with 6 consecutive strikeouts Ohtani's line from tonight: 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 11 K · No photo ...
https://www.facebook.com/dodgersnation/posts/it-was-by-no-me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Designated Hitter and Pitcher. Right 6-4, 210lb 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB. Pitching Game Logs. Shohei Ohtani is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Shohei Ohtani's final line: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 7 Ks Raises his season ERA to 0.82. His ERA is down to 0.82 through seven starts.Ohtani Final Line: 6.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H,…
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1tps6vj/shohei_oh…
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Claim 14: “The Dodgers are off on Thursday, before hosting the Philadelphia Phillies for an NLDS rematch starting on Friday night.”
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Claim 15: “the team lost another key player to an injury (Teoscar Hernández departed in the second inning with a hamstring strain).”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Teoscar Hernández's injury or departure from the game.
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Claim 16: “Justin Wrobleski (6-2, 3.07 ERA) will get the start in Friday’s series-opener.”
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Claim 17: “among pitchers with as many innings as him, only one has an ERA even below 1.50 (the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez at 1.47).”
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Claim 18: “slightly raised his ERA to 0.82”
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Multiple sources, including a detailed game recap on Reddit and a news snippet, confirm his ERA became 0.82 after this game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 40–40 club is the group of batters, currently six, who have collected 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season. Few professional baseball players have po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40–40_club
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Richard Walter (born May 22, 1960) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the chief executive officer of Guggenheim Partners, a privately held global financial services firm with more th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Walter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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Claim 19: “Ohtani still got the winning decision on Wednesday”
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While the provided evidence for claim 7 is generic, the context of the game (6 innings, 1 run, Dodgers winning 4-1) and the mention of him being '5-2' in the evidence for claim 2 confirms he earned the win.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani[e][f] (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Shohei Ohtani. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-r…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ohtansh01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Filled another shelf in his trophy case as NL MVP, Silver Slugger winner at DH, All-MLB First Team, Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH of the Year, National League Hank Aaron Award and AP Male Athlete of t…
https://www.mlb.com/player/shohei-ohtani-660271
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Claim 20: “Then in the eighth, Andy Pages provided insurance with his team-leading 13th home run of the season, making him the first hitter in the majors this year to reach 50 RBIs.”
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Claim 21: “The Dodgers (36-20) remain on a tear, having now won five games in a row and 12 of their last 14.”
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