Gavin Williams only pitched for 4 2/3 innings even though he threw 109 pitches. José Ramírez, on the other hand, successfully extended his hitting streak to a new high of 19 games.
During the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run for the second consecutive game, contributing to the Dodgers’ 7-2 victory.
Will Smith also went deep for the Dodgers, who bounced back after dropping two of three games in New York to the Mets.
Los Angeles’ first five hitters accounted for seven of its eight hits.
Ohtani swiftly hit his 19th home run of the season, the highest in the major leagues, without delay. He connected with a low, inside fastball from Gavin Williams (4-3) on the initial pitch, sending the ball into the right-field stands. This marked the second time this season that he hit a home run on the first pitch of the game.
It was Ohtani’s fifth leadoff homer this season and 17th since arriving in the majors from Japan in 2018. It is the first time he has had 19 home runs in the majors before June 1.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-3) allowed two runs in six innings and struck out seven. The Japanese right-hander has a 1.97 ERA, which ranks sixth in the majors.
Key moment
The Dodgers got a pair of insurance runs in the fifth on Teoscar Hernández’s RBI single and Max Muncy’s sacrifice fly.
Key stat
Cleveland’s José Ramírez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 19 games with a pair of doubles. He is batting .387 (29 for 75) with 12 extra-base hits and 11 RBIs during that span.
Up next
Los Angeles RHP Dustin May (2-4, 4.09 ERA) faces Cleveland RHP Tanner Bibee (4-4, 3.57 ERA) in the middle game of the series.
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