The Dodgers and Padres split the first two games of a three-game series, setting up a decisive rubber match. The series also determined the National League West lead, with the winner taking first place. After losing the opener, the Dodgers won the next two games to secure the series victory. In the 3-0 win, Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run and then pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits, striking out four, and walking two. He started with three perfect innings, later escaping a fifth-inning jam with a double play. The Dodgers offense added runs in the second inning and later manufactured additional insurance runs to maintain the lead.
"Shohei Ohtani continues to do the incredible in a Dodgers uniform. On the first pitch of the game, Ohtani hit a leadoff home run, his 20th for the Dodgers since joining them in 2024, and the 27th of his career. After putting his team up 1-0 in the first, Ohtani went on to start his night on the mound with three perfect innings. That ended in the fourth inning when he walked Fernando Tatis Jr. and allowed a single to Gavin Sheets, but the right-hander still worked a scoreless inning."
"Ohtani ran into some trouble in the fifth inning by allowing a pair of singles with no outs, and then he walked a batter to load the bases with one out. But Ohtani escaped the jam by getting Tatis to hit into a double play on the first pitch. In total, Ohtani went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI at the plate while also throwing five shutout innings on the mound, allowing three hits, striking out four and walking two. Ohtani now owns a 0.73 ERA across 49 innings while also posting an .885 on-base plus slugging in 173 at-bats."
"The Dodgers extended their lead in the second inning, starting with a leadoff double from Max Muncy. Will Smith followed with a single to put runners at the corners, and then Teoscar Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to double their lead. That score remained until the fifth inning when Ohtani and Mookie Betts worked walks. Ohtani ended up scoring when Kyle Tucker singled wi"
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