Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 19-2 rout of the Athletics on Thursday.
After hitting a sacrifice fly in a three-run second inning that extended the Dodgers’ lead to 6-2, Ohtani put the icing on the cake with a three-run shot to left-center in the third and a two-run blast to center field in the fourth at Dodger Stadium.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a game against the Athletics on May 15, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies are now tied for the National League lead with 15 home runs. The Japanese slugger was 2-for-5 in his first two-homer game of the season.
Max Muncy, Andy Pages and James Outman also homered for the Dodgers, who pounded out 18 hits.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) gave up four runs, the most he has allowed in his major league rookie season, in 6-1/3 innings in a 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
Meanwhile, veteran pitcher Kenta Maeda has agreed to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The 37-year-old right-hander, who was released by the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, is expected to join Triple-A Iowa in the coming days.
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