Shohei Ohtani continued his march toward the 300‑home‑run milestone, launching his 19th career homer in the Dodgers’ 8‑7, 11‑inning victory over the Colorado Rockies.
The game swung back and forth, with the Rockies tying the score at 6‑6 in the ninth before taking a 7‑6 lead in the top of the tenth.
Ohtani’s clutch hitting added a two‑run shot in the third and a two‑run single in the fourth, finishing the contest 3‑for‑4 with four RBIs.
The Dodgers answered in the home half of the tenth, knotting the game at 7‑7, and Dalton Rushing delivered a walk‑off single in the eleventh to secure the win.
Milestones Across the Diamond
Across the league, Kazuma Okamoto hit his 20th homer for the Toronto Blue Jays, though the club fell 10‑1 to the San Francisco Giants, marking his first rookie season milestone.
Okamoto’s solo blast over the left‑field fence in the sixth was his only hit in four at‑bats, yet it placed him among the third Japanese players ever to reach the 20‑home‑run threshold in a debut year.