Baseball: Ohtani homer propels Dodgers to 4th straight win

Shohei Ohtani slugged his National League-leading 36th home run Monday, going deep for the first in three games to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 for their fourth straight win. The two-way star connected on an outside pitch from Freddy Peralta (7-7), a 3-0 fastball, with a runner on and no out in the fifth inning at American Family Field. A two-run shot to the opposite field gave his team a 4-0 lead. It was Ohtani’s first career home run that he hit off a 3-0 count, according to MLB.com. Mookie Betts marked his return from a near-two-month absence due to a fracture…

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