Ohtani and Muncy homer, but Freddie Freeman’s glove saves the game
The Dodgers (52-31) and Royals (38-44) fought back-and-forth in the series opener Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, but Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers were able to pick up the 5-4 win.
Neither Dustin May nor Kansas City rookie left-hander Noah Cameron were involved in the decision after each going four innings and making exactly 84 pitches.
All-Star Shohei Ohtani continued his slugging surge with his NL-leading 29th home run and his fourth homer in his last five games. Max Muncy also hit a big home run out of the eight spot, and Freeman literally saved the game with his glove in the bottom of the ninth.
Ohtani made a big splash to start the series with a two-strike leadoff home run off a Cameroon changeup into the center field fountains 429 feet away.
Shohei Ohtani crushes home run No. 29!His 8th leadoff homer of the season pic.twitter.com/f8bE6bCEj7
— MLB (@MLB) June 28, 2025Dustin May struggled with command and only lasted four innings, but the Dodgers bullpen pitched 5 scoreless to hold on to the 5-4 lead. Shohei Ohtani homered and tripled, and Freddie Freeman’s pick in the ninth saved the game. | Source: True Blue LA
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