Giants, Ohtani and Dodgers
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The chase for the National League West crown has been one of the more tightly contested divisional races so far this season, with both the San Francisco Giants
Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his first career splash hit at the San Francisco Giants' Oracle Park, smashing a first-pitch cutter from All-Star Logan Webb 410 feet to right field, with a 106-mph exit velocity. One of the kayakers in McCovey Cove leapt from his boat to secure the ball.
As the favorite, the Dodgers (-138 moneyline odds) take the field at the Giants (+116). The Los Angeles Dodgers will hand the ball to Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-7, 2.77 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season,
Michael Conforto had three hits and scored twice, Shohei Ohtani took another encouraging step back on the mound in his recovery from elbow surgery and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to end a seven-game losing streak.