- Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
began another remarkable two-way performance by driving Randy Vásquez's high fastball 398 feet to center for his eighth homer of the season and his 27th career leadoff homer.
On the mound, Ohtani struck out four with two walks while lowering his ERA to 0.73 over eight starts. Four relievers completed LA's five-hitter. Ohtani immediately connected off Vásquez for his 13th hit in 24 at-bats since the game before he was given a two-day break from hitting last week in a successful attempt to end a mini-slump.
The Padres then loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but the scuffling Tatis grounded into a double play on the next pitch, prompting a vocal celebration from Ohtani on the conclusion of his pitching night. Ohtani then drew a leadoff walk from Vásquez in the fifth and eventually scored on Kyle Tucker's single.left the game in the fifth.
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