Arenado poked a ball through the infield defense to drive in a run in the first inning. He later doubled in the sixth and scored on a base hit by Iván Herrera. The 33-year-old third baseman reached for a third time with a walk in the seventh. He’s off to a solid start through two games, going 4-for-8 with a home run.

Sauer will be capable of working multiple innings, but the 26-year-old won’t be able to go deep enough to qualify for a victory unless the Athletics are incredibly aggressive against the right-hander. He won’t be a quality streaming option for Thursday’s bullpen game against the Athletics.

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.