Ohtani Ends 11-Game Homer Drought With 398-Foot Shot as Dodgers Weigh Day Off

10 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 13

Shohei Ohtani snapped his 11-game homerless streak Tuesday with a 398-foot, go-ahead home run against San Francisco, hours after Dave Roberts confirmed plans to rest him later this week.
Roberts said Ohtani would get at least one day off from hitting—possibly Thursday or during Wednesday's pitching start—after calling the four-time MVP unusually "out of whack" at the plate.
Through 38 games before Tuesday, Ohtani was batting .233/.363/.404 and had just four hits over his previous 10 games, a sharp drop from his .280/.374/.576 career line.
The Dodgers entered the game on a three-game skid and 8 losses in 12, sitting 24-17 and a half-game behind San Diego, even as Ohtani has dominated on the mound with a 0.97 ERA in 37 innings.

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