Recap: Shohei Ohtani & Mookie Betts Combine For 3 Home Runs As Dodgers Avoid Orioles' Sweep

"Ohtani provided the Dodgers with an immediate lead by hitting his 12th leadoff home run of the season. That tied him with Betts for the Dodgers' franchise record of most leadoff homers in a single season. Ohtani then crushed his second home run of the day in the third inning, and Betts followed with the back-to-back blasts extending the Dodgers' lead to 3-0. They added onto that in the fourth inning when the Orioles' attempt to backpick Miguel Rojas at third base resulted in an errant throw going into left field."

"They added onto that in the fourth inning when the Orioles' attempt to backpick Miguel Rojas at third base resulted in an errant throw going into left field. That came two batters after Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano was knocked out of the game with an apparent right foot injury. Sugano suffered the injury when he stuck his foot out at a Hyeseong Kim comebacker. All four runs were charged to Sugano."

"Kershaw ultimately was charged for two runs over 5.2 innings and finished with a season-high eight strikeouts. The start was Kershaw's first of his career against the Orioles and also his debut at Camden Yards. He held the Orioles without a hit until Emmanuel Rivera's single with two outs in the fourth. Kershaw was nearly through six shutout innings but gave up a base hit to Gunnar Henderson and that was followed by an RBI double from Rivera."

Los Angeles snapped a five-game losing streak and avoided a sweep by beating Baltimore 5-2, ending the Orioles' five-game winning run. Shohei Ohtani led off with his 12th leadoff home run, tying Mookie Betts' Dodgers franchise mark, then hit a second homer; Betts followed with back-to-back blasts to make it 3-0. An errant throw on an attempted backpick of Miguel Rojas in the fourth produced another run. Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano exited with an apparent right foot injury; all four runs were charged to him. Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs over 5.2 innings with a season-high eight strikeouts. Relievers preserved the lead the rest of the way.

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