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05/17 00:56 CDT Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in
Dodgers' rout of Angels
Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of
Angels
By DAN GREENSPAN
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- A few days off seems to have helped Shohei Ohtani get
on track as the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger drove in a season-high five runs
against his old team Saturday night.
Ohtani went 2 for 4 with two walks and scored two runs in the Dodgers' 15-2 win
over the Angels --- and even had a Little League home run in the eighth inning.
"We were hoping to get a reset with a couple days off," manager Dave Roberts
said, "and I think that's what happened."
With another large contingent of Dodgers fans in attendance for the second game
of the three-game Freeway Series, Ohtani got back to his highlight-reel self
late in the game.
He ripped a ball into the right field corner in the eighth and it took an
awkward bounce off the netting down the first-base line. Jo Adell didn't play
the ball at first, calling for a ground-rule double. But when no ruling was
made, Adell was left trying to play catchup. His throw into the infield wasn't
on target, allowing Ohtani to score on the error after a two-run triple.
The netting down to both foul poles is a new addition to Angel Stadium this
season and was not here when Ohtani won two American League MVP awards in six
seasons with the Angels from 2018-23.
"I just kept running," Ohtani said through a translator in a postgame
television interview.
Angels manager Kurt Suzuki challenged the play in vain, hoping a fan had
touched the ball when it hit the net before going back into play.
Ohtani then cracked a double with the bases loaded in the ninth, drawing "MVP"
chants while notching his first game with five RBIs since June 22, 2025. It was
his third extra-base hit in two games, including a double in the fifth inning
on Friday, after getting one in the first 12 games in May.
The loss of power started during an 0-for-17 slump from April 29-May 4.
"Just happy to be performing in front of both Dodger fans and Angels fans,"
Ohtani said. "I'm really happy I was able to contribute a lot today."
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