One swing. One pure ... bat and gliding up the first-base line. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning against the Diamondbacks on Friday. Up to that point ...

One pitch. One swing. One pure, unmistakable sound. On a night the roof was open, the air was hot and the Dodgers were engaged in a Chase Field classic against the Arizona Diamondbacks, that’s ...

LOS ANGELES — Shohei ... home runs, six runs. Then Jhonny Pereda struck him out. The Athletics’ backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth inning. Pereda gave up three straight hits against ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had quite a game on his bobblehead night. Two home runs, six runs ... Pereda gave up three straight hits against the bottom of the Dodgers’ order.

As if that weren't daunting enough, the mighty Shohei Ohtani was up to bat against new pitcher Ryan Thompson ... out his arms as he started his 12th home run trot of the season.

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had quite a game on his bobblehead night. Two home runs, six runs. Then Jhonny Pereda struck him out. The Athletics’ backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth inning.

Shohei Ohtani hit a home run Monday night—his hardest hit ball of the season at that—but he was happier for his teammate, second baseman Hyeseong Kim, when the two returned to the dugout.