Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo shot in the seventh inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco…
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo shot in the seventh inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4, to complete a three-game sweep.Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night that finished a three-game sweep.
Playing his ninth game for his new team, Ohtani pulled a 93.2 mph sinker from left-hander Taylor Rogers on the upper, outer portion of the strike zone into the right-center field pavilion in the bottom of the seventh inning. The ball left his bat at 105.6 mph and landed 430 feet from the plate, where it was picked up by a fan.
Joe Kelly pitched the seventh and Daniel Hudson the eighth before Dinelson Lamet finished the five-hitter by striking out two in a perfect ninth for his first professional save. Miguel Rojas also homered and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who won their fourth straight game and improved to 7-2.Jorge Solerand Patrick Bailey hit a solo home runs for the Giants, who have lost four straight and dropped to 2-5. San Francisco has dropped 14 of its last 19 against the Dodgers.After Bailey's home run tied the score in the third, Will Smith hit an RBI double in the bottom half and scored on Teoscar Hernández's single for a 3-1 lead.
Dodgers: OF Jason Heyward was placed on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness, a move retroactive to Saturday.Giants: RHP Jordan Hicks will start against the Padres and RHO Dylan Cease in the Giants’ home opener on Friday.
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