Shohei Ohtani extended his hit streak to nine Major League Baseball games for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, going 2-for-5 with an RBI in an 8-1 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Freddie Freeman led the Los Angeles offense at Chase Field in Phoenix, driving in three runs in a 4-for-4 outing.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 11, 2025. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Ohtani gave the Dodgers a 4-0 lead with two out in the top of the sixth when he brought home a runner from third with a line-drive single to right field.
The reigning National League MVP also scored a run on Freeman’s sacrifice fly in the fifth.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is scheduled to make his next start for Los Angeles against the Athletics on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, with Samurai Japan teammate Roki Sasaki set to take the mound the following day.
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