"Five Pirates batters reached base safely in the first inning before Clayton Kershaw recorded an out. He wasn't particularly sharp, evident by back-to-back walks that followed a leadoff ground-rule double and loaded the bases. Teoscar Hernández then failed to come up with a sliding catch in right field, allowing two runs to score. The Pirates then took a 3-0 lead when Michael McCutchen's infield single went off Kershaw's glove, and a sacrifice fly brought in another run."
"Ohtani's home run had a 120 mph exit velocity and was his 100th with the Dodgers. Ohtani reached 100 home runs with the Dodgers in just 294 games, making him the fastest to that point in franchise history. It previously had been Gary Sheffield, who hit 100 home runs in 399 games with the Dodgers. That allowed the Dodgers to steadily chip away at their deficit."
Clayton Kershaw allowed five batters to reach in the first inning, including back-to-back walks and a sliding catch that was missed by Teoscar Hernández, producing multiple early runs for the Pirates. Kershaw settled from the second through the fifth innings, limiting Pittsburgh before the Dodgers began chipping away offensively. Shohei Ohtani hit a 120 mph solo homer for his 100th Dodger home run, the fastest to that mark in franchise history. The Dodgers' bullpen surrendered the lead in the sixth and later, with relievers walking batters and allowing key hits, resulting in a 9-7 loss to start the road trip.
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