Dodgers Padres Baseball

Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Ohtani drove Randy Vásquez’s game-opening high fastball 398 feet to center for his eighth homer of the season and his 27th career leadoff homer. On the mound, Ohtani struck out four with two walks while lowering his ERA to 0.73 over eight starts. Four relievers completed a five-hitter as the Dodgers took two of three in the rivalry series. San Diego scored just five runs in the series, getting shut out over the final 15 innings.