Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani delivered a sacrifice fly in the second inning that extended the Dodgers’ early lead to 4-2. He then helped to break the game open with a 382-foot (102.9 mph EV) three-run blast off of Jason Alexander in the third inning that made it 10-2. He victimized Alexander again the following inning — that time for a 418-foot (109.6 mph EV) two-run blast that made it 15-2. The 30-year-old superstar finished the evening 2-for-5 and is now slashing .310/.409/.673 with 15 homers, 28 RBI and 10 stolen bases. The 15 long balls tie him with Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber for the most in all of baseball.

Ohtani hit a no-doubter to lead off the game for the Dodgers and it bumps his homer total to 13. He’s been remarkably — and surprisingly — good in the month of May, and he’s now slashing .341/.442/.818 over those 48 at-bats in that timeframe. There’s a long way to go, but a back-to-back MVP season is well within reason, even if he doesn’t return to the mound in 2025.

Ohtani also doubled twice. The defending NL MVP came up huge with a clutch three-run blast off Kevin Ginkel to give the Dodgers a three-run lead and ultimately seal a victory. He’s up to 12 homers on the season — which puts him tied with Yankees icon Aaron Judge for the major-league lead — and his four RBI on the night bump that total to 20. Ohtani has homered five times in May, with four of those coming over the last five games. He is an unbelievably special baseball player.

Ohtani is now up to 11 homers on the season. This one came in the ninth inning, but it came with the Dodgers trailing by three runs. Still counts. That homer gives him 16 RBI on the season and a .296/.405/.627 slash. Decent.