Ohtani's leadoff homer, Yamamoto's strong outing power Dodgers to 7-2 win over Guardians
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer for the second straight game and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Monday night.
Will Smith also went deep for the Dodgers, who bounced back after dropping two of three games in New York to the Mets.
Los Angeles' first five hitters accounted for seven of its eight hits.
Ohtani didn't waste any time in hitting his major league-leading 19th homer of the season. He drove a low, inside fastball from Gavin Williams (4-3) on the first pitch into the right-field stands. It was the second time this year he went deep on the first pitch.
It was Ohtani's fifth leadoff homer this season and 17th since arriving in the majors from Japan in 2018. It is the first time he has had 19 home runs in the majors before June 1.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-3) allowed two runs in six innings and struck out seven. The Japanese right-hander has a 1.97 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.
Key moment
The Dodgers got a pair of insurance runs in the fifth on Teoscar Hernández's RBI single and Max Muncy's sacrifice fly.
Key stat
Cleveland's José Ramírez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 19 games with a pair of doubles. He is batting .387 (29 for 75) with 12 extra-base hits and 11 RBIs during that span.
Up next
Los Angeles RHP Dustin May (2-4, 4.09 ERA) faces Cleveland RHP Tanner Bibee (4-4, 3.57 ERA) in the middle game of the series.
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