Ohtani hits two homers as Dodgers blank Royals 3-0
Shohei Ohtani had his second two-homer game this season, Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0 Sunday as Mookie Betts left in the seventh inning after being hit by a pitch in the left hand.
Freddie Freeman also went deep for the Dodgers, who took two of three from the Royals.
Bobby Witt Jr., who leads the majors with a .327 batting average, had one of Kansas City's three hits. The shortstop has hit safely in 26 of 28 games since May 17.
Betts was in the left hand by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla. The pitch hit Betts at the top of the hand, near the wrist. Betts fell to the ground and was writhing in pain in the batter's box as trainers and manager Dave Roberts came out to tend to him.
Ohtani is fourth in the majors with 19 homers. The Japanese superstar drove a sinker from Brady Singer (4-4) 451 feet over the center field wall with one out in the third inning.
Ohtani then got his 18th career multihomer game when he connected on a first-pitch slider from Singer and put it over the right field wall.
Freeman followed three pitches later with a solo shot to right-center. It is the third time this season Ohtani and Freeman have gone back to back.
Glasnow (7-5) struck out nine and leads the majors with 125 strikeouts as he picked up his first victory since May 4. Evan Phillips came on for his 10th save in the ninth.
It is the fifth time in Singer's career and first this season he has allowed at least three homers in a game. The right-hander allowed five hits and three runs in six innings with four strikeouts.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals: C Salvador Perez (right knee inflammation) was back in the lineup as the designated hitter after sitting out Saturday's game. ... RHP Michael Wacha (left foot fracture) will make a rehab start in Arizona on Monday.
Dodgers: RHPs Yoshinobu Yamamoto (triceps tightness) and Michael Grove (right intercostal strain) were placed on the 15-day injured list.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Alec Marsh (5-3, 3.63 ERA) takes the mound on Tuesday for the start of a three-game series at Oakland.
Dodgers: Head to Colorado for three games starting Monday. LHP James Paxton (6-1, 3.92 ERA) is 1-1 in his last five starts.
