Shohei Ohtani rarely looks overmatched. But when he steps in against Grant Holmes, the at-bats start to feel very different.
On Friday night in Atlanta, Holmes added two more strikeouts against the Dodgers superstar, bringing his season total to four punchouts of Ohtani — the most by any pitcher in baseball. No one in the NL West has done it.
Not a Cy Young favorite, not a frontline ace. Just Holmes, a 28-year-old journeyman making his way through the Braves’ rotation.
The story gets even more compelling when you look at Holmes’ background. A former first-round pick of the Dodgers back in 2014, Holmes never made it to the majors in Los Angeles.