Chris Paddack Projects for Low Strikeout Totals After Giving Up Shohei Ohtani's Record-Tying Homer

Chris Paddack, the Minnesota Twins pitcher, was on the mound when Shohei Ohtani hit a 441-foot home run on Wednesday, marking Ohtani's fifth consecutive game with a homer and tying a Dodgers franchise record. For his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers, sports analysts projected Paddack (3-9, 5.14 ERA) to record under 3.5 strikeouts, citing a historical trend where he has fallen short of four strikeouts in 9 of his last 15 starts overall and in two of his last four appearances against Los Angeles.