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Dave Roberts Expects Shohei Ohtani to Keep Breaking Dodgers Records

Maren Angus-Coombs

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Shohei Ohtani had such a good month in June that his numbers are video game-like. Entering Friday's game in San Francisco, he was riding a 10-game streak where he recorded at least one run batted in.

His record-setting streak ended with a 4-3 loss to the Giants but manager Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows that his record-setting abilities won't stop there.

In an interview on MLB Network Radio, Roberts said that Ohtani "is really fun to watch." He detailed the record-breaking streak and added, "there's just going to be other things coming out of the woodwork that he is going to be chasing down."

Ohtani has been playing like a man on a mission during the first half of this season. He has turned it up a notch since the Dodgers lost Mookie Betts to the injured list with a fractured hand. After going 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run in a win over the White Sox on Wednesday, Ohtani was batting .322/.402/.643. He had homered in five of his last six games and is still listed on the daily injury report due to his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery.

Entering Monday, his 26 homers and 16 steals through 82 games have him on a pace of putting up a 50/30 season, which has never been done before.

"The reality is the workload has been a lot less," Ohtani said. "So I can't deny that. But at the same time, as a hitter, I've been getting better and overall I think I've been growing as a hitter, too."

“Overall,” he added, “looking back, it’s been a really good first half.”

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Maren Angus-Coombs
MAREN ANGUS-COOMBS

Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.

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