Overview

• Shohei Ohtani hit a sixth-inning solo shot for his 53rd home run, marking a second straight game with a homer and pulling him even atop the NL leaderboard.
• A day earlier, he delivered a go-ahead three-run blast for his 52nd in Clayton Kershaw’s reported regular-season home finale.
• Kershaw exited that start in the fifth inning after allowing two runs, and Ohtani’s subsequent drive flipped the game.
• Manager Dave Roberts praised the swing on a quality pitch, noting how the blast tightened a home-run race that had Ohtani one behind Kyle Schwarber before he drew level.
• Los Angeles holds a four-game NL West lead over the Padres with a magic number of four toward a 13th consecutive postseason appearance.