Overview

• Shohei Ohtani crushed a 440-foot, two-run homer in the third inning for his 1,000th major league hit, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead against the Cardinals.
• On the mound, Ohtani delivered his longest outing of the season by fanning eight hitters over four innings and touching 100 mph on his fastball.
• Manager Dave Roberts is capping Ohtani at five innings per start as part of a cautious workload plan following his elbow surgery recovery.
• The Dodgers bullpen surrendered four runs over the final five innings, turning Ohtani’s lead into a 5-3 defeat and costing Los Angeles the series finale.
• Ohtani’s 39th homer of 2025 leaves him one shy of the National League lead and makes him the third Japanese-born player to reach 1,000 MLB hits.