Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani continues his impressive performance, hitting his third home run of the season in a 4-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani , right, celebrates his solo home run with third base coach Dino Ebel as he circles the bases during the seventh inning of their game against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis. The Dodgers won, 4-2. MINNEAPOLIS — A large swath of the United States watched the sun disappear briefly on Monday. The Dodgers have barely seen the sun in four days.
Ohtani was 3 for 5 against the Twins on Monday – his fifth consecutive multi-hit game – and hit his third home run of the season as the Dodgers beat the Twins, 4-2. Monday’s home run was the 174th of Ohtani’s career, one short of the record for a Japanese-born player in MLB held by Hideki Matsui.In his 25 at-bats before the seventh inning Monday night, Outman had managed just two hits while striking out 25 times. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts kept him out of the starting lineup against left-handed pitchers on Saturday and Sunday in Chicago, saying it would give Outman time to work on his swing.
Three batters later, Ohtani sent an opposite-field drive into the left field seats for his home run. He had carried most of the Dodgers’ offense to that point. His first-inning double sent Mookie Betts to third base. Freddie Freeman drove him in from there with a sacrifice fly.
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