Dodgers get two home runs from Shohei Ohtani, end five-game losing streak
- On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 in Baltimore, ending a five-game losing streak.
- The Dodgers sought to recover after a difficult road trip and recent collapse, aiming to stabilize their position in the National League West.
- Shohei Ohtani launched a pair of homers, including an early leadoff shot and another at the start of the third inning, while Mookie Betts contributed a solo homer, pushing the Dodgers' advantage to 3-0.
- Clayton Kershaw pitched effectively in his first career start against Baltimore, allowing two runs over 5⅔ innings with a season-high eight strikeouts, improving his record to 10-2.
- The victory halted the Dodgers' skid, assured their lead in the division, and ended Baltimore's five-game winning streak, while Ohtani tied Betts' franchise record with 12 leadoff home runs this season.
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Sulking from their painful collapse the night before, the Dodgers desperately needed Shohei Ohtani at his best to notch a 5-2 comeback win against the Orioles. He crushed a pair of home runs and reached base five times as the Dodgers snapped their five-game skid. All he needed was two pitches to wash away the Dodgers’ frustration from the night before, crushing a Tomoyuki Sugano sinker over right field for his 12th leadoff home run of this seaso…


Shohei Ohtani homers twice as Dodgers avoid another letdown vs. Orioles
Shohei Ohtani homered twice and Los Angeles starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw took a shutout into the sixth inning and this time the Dodgers held on to avoid a series sweep, beating the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.


Dodgers get two home runs from Shohei Ohtani, end five-game losing streak
BALTIMORE — Take two for what ails you. Shohei Ohtani homered in each of his first two at-bats Sunday afternoon. And if that wasn’t enough to treat the Dodgers’ persistent headaches, Clayton Kershaw struck out a season-high eight and took a shutout into the sixth inning and three rookie relievers combined to get the final 10 outs as the Dodgers snapped their five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. “We don’t lose a …
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