The Dodgers have come to expect another side of Shohei Ohtani whenever their two-way superstar takes the mound.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco's McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall Friday night. It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park's 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to home run king Barry Bonds.

Ohtani pitches three innings for the first time and Sheehan follows, as the Dodgers take a shutout into the eighth inning and hang on to beat Giants.

Michael Conforto totalizó tres hits y anotó dos veces, Shohei Ohtani dio otro paso alentador en su regreso al montículo tras una cirugía de codo y

Logan Webb allowed six runs and a splash hit to Shohei Ohtani, but Jung Hoo Lee and Willy Adames each tripled and drove in three apiece.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has a 1.00 ERA across nine innings this season. His most recent outing against the San Francisco Giants consisted of

The Dodgers' National League West division lead has shrunk from nine games to four in a week as their lineup has slumped.

Freeman has hit under .200 since the start of June with a higher strikeout rate than his career norm. But Roberts said Freeman is “too good of a hitter” not to come out of it.

In a moment where the San Francisco Giants television broadcast was celebrating his stellar efforts against the hated Dodgers, Mike Krukow used that moment to call on the Hall of Fame to put a Dodger in the Hall of Fame.

"You could see it … that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.