Shohei Ohtani hit a solo home run during the Dodgers' 6-2 loss to the Giants, ending his 13-game homer drought. Despite Ohtani's efforts, the Dodgers extended their losing streak to four games.
Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4, including a solo home run and a single, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Dodgers' loss.
The Dodgers are now 1-4 against the Giants this season, having scored only nine runs in five games.
The Dodgers' loss was attributed to poor pitching from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who allowed three home runs, and a lack of offensive support, stranding eight runners.
Ohtani's home run ended a 13-game drought and provided a brief moment of relief for the struggling Dodgers, although it ultimately did not change the game's outcome.
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The Dodgersâ recent slump first came into focus when they lost two of three in San Francisco last month. This week, they were hoping to avenge that series, and get back on track against a Giants team that arrived in Los Angeles losers of nine of its last 12. Instead, the Dodgers are now 1-4 against the Giants this season, and have scored a total of nine runs in the five games combined. Tuesday was also the 10th time in the last 13 games that they failed to score more than three times. Their four-game losing streak is now tied for their longest this season.
At long last, Ohtani.
His first hit of the night might not have been exactly what he was looking for, a ground-ball single that snuck through the right side of the infield.
His next one sure was, though, as he not only snapped his two-week home run drought (and hit just his second in a snap of 109 plate appearances) but did so by going the other way with a towering drive ââ using the âbig part of the field,â as manager Dave Roberts likes to say, in a way he has struggled to for most of this season.
Hard-hit balls to left-center, after all, are usually a sign that Ohtani is feeling good with his swing.
Four starts into the season, Yamamoto seemed to be picking up where he left off in last yearâs postseason, posting a 2.10 ERA with a sub-1.00 WHIP.
Since then, however, the Japanese right-hander has hit an unexpected skid.
The Dodgers and Giants continue this four-game series on Wednesday night, when Ohtani (2-2, 0.97 ERA) will face Robbie Ray (3-4, 2.76 ERA).