Ohtani hits 11th homer, Dodgers beat Marlins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani launched his fourth dwelling run in three video games and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday evening in Walker Buehler’s first main league begin in practically two years.
Ohtani grew to become the primary massive leaguer to achieve 11 homers this season when he crushed an elevated fastball from Roddery Muñoz (1-1) and despatched it 441 toes into the center-field netting for a two-run shot within the first inning that tied the rating 2-all.
It is the eighth time in Ohtani’s profession he has homered in three straight video games, and the fourth time he’s hit 4 in a three-game span.
“All the balls that he’s driving are in his nitro zone. If they don’t throw it there, he takes his base. And if they do, he’s ready to fire,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “So, he’s getting hits, he’s driving in runs, and now he’s slugging. It’s a result of controlling the strike zone.”
Two pitches after Ohtani’s homer, Freddie Freeman adopted with a solo shot to left-centre, the primary time the Dodgers had gone back-to-back this season.
“I’m just glad we got the lead back. You want to be able to do that as an offense, fight back and let Walker breathe a little bit in his first start back,” Freeman mentioned.
James Outman and Teoscar Hernández additionally went deep because the Dodgers received their fourth straight.
var adServerUrl = “”;
var $el = $( “#video_container-821664” );
var permalink = $el.closest(‘.snet-single-article’).knowledge(‘permalink’);
/*
if ( “1” == true && ‘undefined’ !== typeof window.getIndexAds ) {
var so = {preroll:{1:{1:{siteID:191888},2:{siteID:191889}}}};
adServerUrl = window.getIndexAds( ‘http://pubads.g.doubleclick.web/gampad/advertisements?sz=640×360&cust_params=domainpercent3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326percent2Fen.sportsnet.netpercent2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=huge&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384’, so, permalink);
} else {
adServerUrl = “http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640×360&cust_params=domain%3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326%2Fen.sportsnet.web%2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384”;
}
*/
adServerUrl = “http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640×360&cust_params=domain%3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326%2Fen.sportsnet.web%2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384”;
var adServerUrl_result = adServerUrl.contains(“cust_params”);
var queryString=”;
if(adServerUrl_result){
var gettheDUFI = localStorage.getItem(“theRED_loc”)
if(gettheDUFI){
queryString += “dufiid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
queryString += “ppid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
var ppid = “ppid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
}
var DUFI_IP = sessionStorage.getItem(“DUFI_IP”)
if(DUFI_IP){
queryString += “dufiip=” + DUFI_IP + ‘&’;
}
adServerUrl = adServerUrl.substitute(/cust_params=/, ppid + ‘cust_params=” + encodeURIComponent(queryString) );
}
$el.after( unescape(“%3Cscript src=”” + (document.location.protocol == “https:” ? “https://sb” : “http://b”) + “.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js” %3E%3C/script%3E”) );
$( doc ).one( “prepared’, operate() {
$( “#video_container-821664” ).SNPlayer( {
bc_account_id: “1704050871”,
bc_player_id: “JCdte3tMv”,
//autoplay: true,
//is_has_autoplay_switch: false,
bc_videos: 6352441018112,
is_has_continuous_play: “false”,
adserverurl: adServerUrl,
part: “”,
thumbnail: “https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6352441018112-1024×576.jpg”,
direct_url: “https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/dodgers-hernandez-belts-ninth-homer-of-the-season-418-feet/”
});
});
var adServerUrl = “”;
var $el = $( “#video_container-328660” );
var permalink = $el.closest(‘.snet-single-article’).knowledge(‘permalink’);
/*
if ( “1” == true && ‘undefined’ !== typeof window.getIndexAds ) {
var so = {preroll:{1:{1:{siteID:191888},2:{siteID:191889}}}};
adServerUrl = window.getIndexAds( ‘http://pubads.g.doubleclick.web/gampad/advertisements?sz=640×360&cust_params=domainpercent3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326percent2Fen.sportsnet.netpercent2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=huge&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384’, so, permalink);
} else {
adServerUrl = “http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640×360&cust_params=domain%3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326%2Fen.sportsnet.web%2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384”;
}
*/
adServerUrl = “http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640×360&cust_params=domain%3Dsportsnet.ca&iu=%2F7326%2Fen.sportsnet.web%2FVideo&ciu_szs=300×250&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&ad_rule=1&vid=6352441018112&cmsid=384”;
var adServerUrl_result = adServerUrl.contains(“cust_params”);
var queryString=”;
if(adServerUrl_result){
var gettheDUFI = localStorage.getItem(“theRED_loc”)
if(gettheDUFI){
queryString += “dufiid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
queryString += “ppid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
var ppid = “ppid=” + gettheDUFI + ‘&’;
}
var DUFI_IP = sessionStorage.getItem(“DUFI_IP”)
if(DUFI_IP){
queryString += “dufiip=” + DUFI_IP + ‘&’;
}
adServerUrl = adServerUrl.substitute(/cust_params=/, ppid + ‘cust_params=” + encodeURIComponent(queryString) );
}
$el.after( unescape(“%3Cscript src=”” + (document.location.protocol == “https:” ? “https://sb” : “http://b”) + “.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js” %3E%3C/script%3E”) );
$( doc ).one( “prepared’, operate() {
$( “#video_container-328660” ).SNPlayer( {
bc_account_id: “1704050871”,
bc_player_id: “JCdte3tMv”,
//autoplay: false,
//is_has_autoplay_switch: false,
bc_videos: 6352441018112,
is_has_continuous_play: “false”,
adserverurl: adServerUrl,
part: “”,
thumbnail: “https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6352441018112-1024×576.jpg”,
direct_url: “https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/dodgers-hernandez-belts-ninth-homer-of-the-season-418-feet/”
});
});
Nick Gordon homered because the Marlins misplaced for the third time in 4 video games on their West Coast journey.
Buehler went 4 innings, permitting three runs and 6 hits with 4 strikeouts. He threw 77 pitches, 49 for strikes.
It was his first begin within the majors since June 10, 2022. The two-time All-Star had his second Tommy John surgical procedure in August that yr. He was 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in six minor league begins this season, principally at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Roberts mentioned earlier than the sport the right-hander’s pitch rely could be wherever from 80 to 85.
“I was kind of tiring myself out the first couple innings before I settled in there,” Buehler mentioned. “I wish it would have gone better and thrown five or six shutout innings, but it’s done and I’m glad to be back.”
Ryan Yarbrough (3-1) adopted Buehler with three innings of one-hit ball, and Alex Vesia labored the ninth for his first save.
Buehler confirmed some early nerves as the primary two batters reached base and the Marlins scored twice within the first on RBI singles by by Bryan De La Cruz and Jesús Sánchez. Nick Gordon’s leadoff homer within the second tied it 3-all earlier than Buehler settled down.
Gavin Lux led off the second with a stroll earlier than Outman homered to right-centre to place the Dodgers up 5-3.
Hernández’s solo shot within the third marked the second time in three video games the Dodgers hit at the least 4 homers.
Muñoz went 4 2/3 innings in his third profession begin and allowed six runs on seven hits with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts.
“I’m guessing maybe the nerves took over a little bit,” Marlins supervisor Skip Schumacher mentioned. “It’s a team that’s going to hit. They walk and they slug, that’s what they do. If you get behind them and give them free passes they are going to make you pay.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: INF Jake Burger was activated after lacking 20 video games as a result of a left intercostal muscle pressure and went 0 for 4. INF Jonah Bride was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville.
Dodgers: RHP Joe Kelly was positioned on the injured record with a proper posterior shoulder pressure. … OF Jason Heyward (decrease again tightness) took batting observe, but it surely won’t be determined till at the least Thursday when he would possibly begin a rehab stint.
UP NEXT
Miami RHP Edward Cabrera (1-1, 6.05 ERA) faces RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-1, 2.91) within the center recreation of the sequence.
