Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end 7-game skid
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Shohei Ohtani crushes 32nd home run of season
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The Giants celebrated baseball's all-time home run leader with a bobblehead giveaway and Barry Bonds showed his appreciation.
Ohtani's greatness is indisputable. But is clinching an all-time record within the realm of possibility?
Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.
Willy Adames homered in the second inning and hit a two-run triple in San Francisco's five-run fifth to back Logan Webb's win, and the Giants sent the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to their seventh straight loss with an 8-7 victory.
Shohei Ohtani's greatness has become almost ordinary, but the fact is that it's evolving year after year. Ohtani was a very good pitcher and hitter early in his career, but his hitting quietly improved until he was a top-two slugger in the game.