Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and a home run — his third in five games — to power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2.
James Outman hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and Freddie Freeman and Will Smith drove in runs to fuel another smooth victory for Dodgers newcomer James Paxton .
Manny Margot hit a two-run homer off his former team to give the Twins a third-inning lead, but the loaded Dodgers lineup was too much for a depleted bullpen after starter Bailey Ober deftly worked to depart with one run allowed in five innings. Ohtani doubled off the first pitch of the sixth from Steven Okert and scored the tying run on a first-pitch single by Smith. Byron Buxton, who ran down Freeman's sacrifice fly at the wall to hold the Dodgers to one run in the first inning, made a leaping catch of a sinking line drive by Teoscar Hernández to limit the damage for Okert.But Outman skied a full-count slider from Jay Jackson over the 23-foot wall in right field to begin the pivotal seventh.
Shohei Ohtani says he feels settled off the field and at the plate.
The Twins placed right-hander Daniel Duarte on the 15-day injured list prior to the game with a triceps strain, their eighth pitcher on the IL. Five them were being counted on for relief roles, including closer Jhoan Duran, who's out with a strained oblique.Dodgers RHP Tyler Glasnow starts on Tuesday night, as RHP Louie Varland takes the mound for the Twins in the middle game of the series.
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