Ronel Blanco learned an important lesson about Shohei Ohtani. Don't try and sneak fastballs by him.
Ohtani was ahead in the count 2-1 vs. Blanco in the top of the third inning Saturday night in Houston. Blanco, after missing with a couple off-speed pitches, tried a 92 MPH fastball on the inner half to the Dodgers designated hitter.
It did not work.
Ohtani's 32nd home run of the year had an exit velocity of 118.7 MPH and an estimated distance of 443 feet to put the Dodgers ahead 2-0.