Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Dodgers
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Ohtani homers in 5th straight game, Freeman drives in 2 runs in the 9th as Dodgers beat Twins 4-3
Freeman hit a sinking liner to left field that eluded a diving Harrison Bader and scored Mookie Betts and Ohtani, setting off a wild celebration.
Ohtani hit a solo homer to center in the first, his National League-leading 37th of the season. It marked the seventh time in Dodgers history that a player has homered in five consecutive games. Ohtani joins Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Shawn Green and Roy Campanella in that club.
The Twins scored two runs in the eighth off the Dodgers bullpen, one day after scoring seven runs off Los Angeles' pen in a 10-7 victory.
This time, the Dodgers got the better of the Twins bullpen.
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow was dominant, allowing three hits and one run with 12 strikeouts in seven innings. The right-hander was making his third start since returning from a shoulder injury.
Minnesota's Chris Paddack had a strong outing, allowing four hits and one run in six innings with eight strikeouts.
Royce Lewis, an native of Orange County, California, tied the game at 1 with a solo home run off Glasnow in the third inning. He added a double in the fifth and a walk in the two-run eighth, finishing 2 for 2.
Tommy Edman lined a run-scoring, bases-loaded single to right field in the seventh to score Freeman, giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.
Dodgers reliever Kirby Yates opened the eighth by walking the first three batters he faced. Alex Vesia entered and got Willi Castro to hit into a double play, scoring one run, and pinch-hitter Bader knocked in another run with an infield single.
Dodgers RHP Emmet Sheehan (101, 4.41 ERA) will face the Red Sox in Boston on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Freeman singled to left, Betts scored and Ohtani scored, Ruiz to second. |
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9th Inning | Ruiz walked, Ohtani to second, Betts to third. |
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9th Inning | Ohtani intentionally walked, Betts to second. |
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9th Inning | Betts reached on infield single to third. |
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9th Inning | Conforto lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Conforto hit for Outman |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 9 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 4 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 9 | Fly Balls | 19 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 147 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created | 5.1 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .265 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .290 | Slugging Percentage | .353 |
| .387 | Secondary Average | .294 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .375 |
| .547 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .728 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
| 24.0 | Batter Rating | 30.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.31 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.68 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.27 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.63 |
| .114 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .125 |
| .226 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 69.8 | MLB Rating | 81.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 40,094 | Capacity: