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Japan Today
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
Ohtani's big homer and Smith's 2 blasts help Dodgers end home woes with 5-2 win over Twins
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) baseball By BETH HARRIS Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the first after giving up a leadoff homer to fellow All-Star Byron Buxton, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Monday night. The NL West leaders snapped a six-game skid at home, their longest such streak at Dodger Stadium since September 2017. They were swept in three games by the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend. Buxton sent Ohtani's second pitch of the game halfway up the left field pavilion. After Mookie Betts walked, Ohtani answered with a 441-foot blast to center that put the Dodgers in front, 2-1. The two-way Japanese superstar has homered in three straight games. Smith went deep twice off David Festa (3-4). Smith led off the fourth with a two-strike homer to center and followed with a 435-foot shot to left that made it 4-1. Andy Pages added a solo shot off reliever Cole Sands. Dustin May (6-6) took over from Ohtani, who allowed one run, four hits and struck out three in three innings. May gave up five hits in 4 2/3 innings, struck out four and walked three. Kirby Yates earned his third save. Freddie Freeman was in the lineup a day after being hit by a pitch on his left wrist in Sunday's 6-5 loss to Milwaukee. He was 1 for 4 with a strikeout. Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa went 0 for 5, getting booed heavily in every at-bat by Dodgers fans still angry about the 2017 World Series, when Correa played for Houston. He was robbed of a potential game-tying homer by James Outman at the center field wall in the ninth. Ohtani is the first pitcher to give up a homer and hit a homer in the first inning of the same game since Philadelphia's Randy Lerch in a 23-22 win over the Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979. Twins RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (5-4, 3.95 ERA) starts Tuesday against Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7, 2.59). © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
The Mainichi
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Ohtani hits 34th home run but Dodgers suffer another loss
LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent struggles continued with a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Ohtani's opposite-field, two-run shot off Jose Quintana, his 34th home run of the season, pushed the home team's lead to 3-0 in the third inning. The Dodgers, however, ended up losing for the 10th time in 12 games. The two-way Japanese star is now second in the National League home run race behind Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who homered twice in Sunday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to push his tally to 35. Ohtani, batting second for the first time this year with Mookie Betts leading off, went 1-for-3 with the two RBIs and a walk at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers turned the game around by scoring three runs each in the fourth and sixth innings on their way to sweeping the three-game series. A pair of run-scoring errors by the Dodgers came after two outs in the fourth, leading to Clayton Kershaw's earlier-than-expected exit from the mound. The game ended when Betts lined out to center with the bases loaded after the Dodgers scored a run in the ninth.
Kyodo News
2 days ago
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Baseball: Ohtani hits 34th home run but Dodgers suffer another loss
LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent struggles continued with a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Ohtani's opposite-field, two-run shot off Jose Quintana, his 34th home run of the season, pushed the home team's lead to 3-0 in the third inning. The Dodgers, however, ended up losing for the 10th time in 12 games. The two-way Japanese star is now second in the National League home run race behind Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who homered twice in Sunday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to push his tally to 35. Ohtani, batting second for the first time this year with Mookie Betts leading off, went 1-for-3 with the two RBIs and a walk at Dodger Stadium. The Brewers turned the game around by scoring three runs each in the fourth and sixth innings on their way to sweeping the three-game series. A pair of run-scoring errors by the Dodgers came after two outs in the fourth, leading to Clayton Kershaw's earlier-than-expected exit from the mound. The game ended when Betts lined out to center with the bases loaded after the Dodgers scored a run in the ninth.
San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Shohei Ohtani to make next start Monday as Dodgers aim for longer outings from two-way superstar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his next start on the mound on Monday as the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar progresses toward longer outings after elbow surgery. He'll open with three innings against the Minnesota Twins in his sixth start before giving way to Dustin May, manager Dave Roberts said. Ohtani also pitched three innings in his last start at San Francisco last Saturday. He allowed one hit, struck out four and walked one on 36 pitches. The right-hander has a 1.00 ERA, having pitched nine innings total this season. Roberts said Friday that Ohtani will have a multi-inning partner for at least a few more starts. He didn't pitch at all last season, his first with the Dodgers. 'My assumption is that we get up to four innings and then probably a repeat of four,' Roberts said. 'At that point then it's probably a normal game.' The Dodgers begin the second half atop the NL West standings and optimistic about getting reinforcements to bolster their injury-riddled pitching staff. While Ohtani played in the All-Star game in Atlanta this week, Roki Sasaki (shoulder) worked out over the break. 'Everything I hear has been positive,' Roberts said. 'Hopefully, we can keep building him up and face some hitters and get him out there competing again.' Sasaki's velocity has reached 90 mph and 'that's pretty good intensity right there,' Roberts said. Blake Snell (shoulder) is set to make his third rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He'll pitch three innings with an eventual goal of going four innings. ___
Hamilton Spectator
4 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Shohei Ohtani to make next start Monday as Dodgers aim for longer outings from two-way superstar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his next start on the mound on Monday as the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar progresses toward longer outings after elbow surgery. He'll open with three innings against the Minnesota Twins in his sixth start before giving way to Dustin May, manager Dave Roberts said. Ohtani also pitched three innings in his last start at San Francisco last Saturday. He allowed one hit, struck out four and walked one on 36 pitches. The right-hander has a 1.00 ERA, having pitched nine innings total this season. Roberts said Friday that Ohtani will have a multi-inning partner for at least a few more starts. He didn't pitch at all last season, his first with the Dodgers. 'My assumption is that we get up to four innings and then probably a repeat of four,' Roberts said. 'At that point then it's probably a normal game.' The Dodgers begin the second half atop the NL West standings and optimistic about getting reinforcements to bolster their injury-riddled pitching staff. While Ohtani played in the All-Star game in Atlanta this week, Roki Sasaki (shoulder) worked out over the break. 'Everything I hear has been positive,' Roberts said. 'Hopefully, we can keep building him up and face some hitters and get him out there competing again.' Sasaki's velocity has reached 90 mph and 'that's pretty good intensity right there,' Roberts said. Blake Snell (shoulder) is set to make his third rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He'll pitch three innings with an eventual goal of going four innings. ___ AP MLB:
