Shohei Ohtani went 4 for 4 with two home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series.
Ohtani launched a hanging curveball from Braves started Max Fried 412 feet over the center field fence for a two-run homer in the first inning. He added a pair of singles in the third and the sixth before leading off the eighth inning with a 464-foot blast off reliever A.J. Minter deep into the left center field bleachers.It was Ohtani's first multihomer game with the Dodgers and the 17th of his career. His four hits also tied a career high.
Paxton finished with 6 2/3 innings pitched, five hits and one run allowed, two walks and three strikeouts to remain unbeaten on the season.Marcell Ozuna homered for the Braves, who have lost five of their last six. Fried pitched seven innings, allowed four hits and four runs, walked three and struck out seven.TRAINER'S ROOMDodgers: RHP Evan Phillips was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a right hamstring strain.
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