In a dramatic series of games, Shohei Ohtani played a pivotal role for the Dodgers, contributing significantly in multiple innings against the Braves. Ohtani walked, stole second, and scored on Will Smith's single to tie the game 1-1 in the third inning. Later, Teoscar Hernández's leadoff homer in the fourth inning off Charlie Morton gave the Dodgers a brief lead. The game eventually went to extra innings, tied at 2-2. In the bottom of the 10th, Ohtani hit an RBI single to center field, leveling the score again at 3-3. Additionally, Ohtani hit his 8th home run of the season off a 90.2 mph up-and-in fastball from Elder, surpassing Dave Roberts as the Dodgers' franchise leader for home runs by a Japanese-born player. Max Muncy also contributed with a two-run homer after Elder walked Will Smith, and Riley had given the Braves an early lead with a first-inning homer.
Shohei Ohtani has passed his own manager Dave Roberts for the most Dodgers homers by a Japanese-born player. https://t.co/SARBnxnXEf
Sorry Doc, there's a new home run leader in town. 😉 https://t.co/FVYrXtSiRU
Shohei Ohtani crushes his 8th homer of the year! https://t.co/CCpbRo57Yc
Shohei Ohtani BLASTS his 8th home run of the season 🚀 https://t.co/38FEBzkMZP
Ohtani just pulverized a 90.2 mph up-and-in fastball from Elder, for his 8th homer. #Dodgers lead 3-0 in the third.
Shohei Ohtani's eighth home run of the season puts him ahead of Dave Roberts for the most Dodgers home runs by a Japanese-born player! https://t.co/ZsC6sMyydH
Shohei Ohtani leads off bottom of the third with a prodigious home run into the RF pavilion ... his eighth of the season, passing MGR Dave Roberts as the #Dodgers franchise home run leader for Japanese-born players.
I think Ohtani got jammed on that one.
Tyler Glasnow 85mph Hammer. ⚒️ https://t.co/F2M8FJfc8T
Max Muncy rockets one out. 🚀 https://t.co/hjrSlpr9d3
Max for two! https://t.co/QIKaS8Zrtc
Max Muncy two-run blast! https://t.co/PWni6evvQr
Tyler Glasnow, 98mph Paint. 🖌️🎨 https://t.co/tyIcvPE5JH
Leadoff walks will kill you: Max Muncy two-run homer in Dodgers' second inning, right after Elder walked Will Smith to start the inning. #Braves trail 2-0
Shohei Ohtani one-out RBI 1B to CF pulls #Dodgers even with #Braves 3-3 in bottom of the 10th.
#Dodgers and #Braves will go into extra innings. It's 2-2.
Dodgers lead 2-1 headed to the bottom of the 6th. Riley gave #Braves a 1-0 lead on his first-inning homer, but Ohtani walked, stole second and scored on a Will Smith single in the third inning, and Teoscar Hernández hit a leadoff homer in the fourth off Charlie Morton.
Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second base and scores on Will Smith's two-out RBI 1B to LCF. #Dodgers tie #Braves 1-1 in the third inning.