Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani watches his home run against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) — Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer for the second straight night against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, extending his RBI streak to a franchise record 10 consecutive games.
Ohtani connected on a full-count fastball from Erick Fedde, sending the ball floating over the fence to right-center for his NL-high 25th homer. The 130-meter ride had an exit speed of 180 km/h.
It was Ohtani’s third leadoff home run this season and No. 9 of his career.
Ohtani also walked in the third and scored from first base on Freddie Freeman’s double to right.
Ohtani is on a roll in his first season with the Dodgers after agreeing to a $700 million, 10-year contract in December. Before Wednesday’s action, the two-time AL MVP had a .306 batting average (26 for 85) with 10 homers and 22 RBIs in 22 games this month.
Ohtani, who turns 30 on July 5, had two hits and two RBIs in the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the White Sox on Tuesday night. He went deep in the first inning against Chris Flexen, then walked and scored in the third. He also hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fourth.
Ohtani moved to the top spot after Mookie Betts was sidelined by a broken left hand. He has driven in 17 runs during his RBI streak.
CHICAGO (AP) — Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer for the second straight night against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, extending his RBI streak to a franchise record 10 consecutive games.
Ohtani connected on a full-count fastball from Erick Fedde, sending the ball floating over the fence to right-center for his NL-high 25th homer. The 130-meter ride had an exit speed of 180 km/h.
It was Ohtani’s third leadoff home run this season and No. 9 of his career.
Ohtani also walked in the third inning and scored from first base on Freddie Freeman’s double to right.
Ohtani is in his first season with the Dodgers after agreeing to a 10-year, $700 million contract in December. Entering Wednesday’s action, the two-time AL MVP was hitting .306 (26 for 85) with 10 home runs and 22 RBIs in 22 games this month.
Ohtani, who turns 30 on July 5, had two hits and two RBIs in the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the White Sox on Tuesday night. He went deep in the first inning against Chris Flexen, then walked and scored in the third. He also hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fourth.
Ohtani moved to the top spot after Mookie Betts was sidelined by a broken left hand. He has driven in 17 runs during his RBI streak.
