Ohtani hits two home runs, one in the first inning and a towering blast in the eighth.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles, Sunday, May 5, 2024. LOS ANGELES – On the first of Shohei Ohtani’s two home runs Sunday, the wait appeared to be the hardest part.
It also was the third time this season Ohtani has delivered home runs in consecutive games and the first time he did it against the same team. He also matched a career high with four hits and his first with the Dodgers after a three-hit performance Saturday. The power was slow to come at the start of the season, but the Ohtani the Dodgers envisioned after offering a 10-year, $700-million contract has arrived. Ohtani went without a long ball in his first eight games, but has his 10 in the last 27 contests.
Yet Ohtani alone could not make the series sweep happen. Teoscar Hernandez added a two-run home run in the sixth inning and veteran left-hander James Paxton made the offense stand up by allowing one run through 6 2/3 innings.
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