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Granted, García had been decent this year, entering the game with a 3.78 ERA in his 13th MLB season.

After averaging only 69 mph last year, which ranked in the 13th percentile among MLB hitters according to the league’s Statcast system, it dropped to almost 67 mph during the opening month of this season.

Defensively, he is top-10 among MLB shortstops in fielding percentage, defensive runs saved and outs above average.

And during the top of the fifth inning, the two co-starred in a sequence that put the game out of reach — Kim collecting his first MLB hit on a leadoff single, before Ohtani hit a home run that made the score 5-0.

Smith ultimately struck out, but not before Kim — who was called up for his MLB debut the previous day after signing out of South Korea this offseason — had scooted to the other corner of the diamond with his steal of second base and aggressive break for third.