MLB roundup: Ohtani homers twice, Dodgers beat Orioles | Professional

Shohei Ohtani homered twice, and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished their series at Baltimore with a 5-2 win over the Orioles Sunday.

Ohtani hit homers 47 and 48 on the year, both solo shots, to pull within one home run of second-place Kyle Schwarber of Philadelphia. Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh leads MLB in homers with 53.

Mookie Betts homered for the Dodgers Sunday, and Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw gave up four hits and struck out eight in 5.2 innings.

The Dodgers were a game in front of the second-place San Diego Padres in the National League West Division at press time Monday. The Dodgers were to open a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies, and the Padres were to start their three-game home series against the Cincinnati Reds Monday night.

At press time, the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL Central had the best record in baseball, 89-55, 5.5 games better than the team with the next-best record, the Philadelphia Phillies (83-60). The Phillies lead the NL East.