For the second straight day, Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a home run, and in the Dodgers' 7-2 win over the Guardians on Monday, he did it on the first pitch he saw. Ohtani turned around a 96.5 mph fastball from starter Gavin Williams,

Shohei Ohtani took back control of the league lead in home runs, hitting his 19th of the season on the first pitch of Monday's game.

Facing countryman Kodai Senga, Ohtani cranked the ball 108.2 mph to the second deck at Citi Field, with Statcast projecting the distance at 411 feet. It was Ohtani's 18th homer of the year, tying him with Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber for the MLB lead. It was also only the second homer Senga had allowed all season.

I mean, there is some data we have, but some, a lot of it is just how he's feeling, he understands his body,” Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has hit a leadoff homer in consecutive games for the second time in his career

The Los Angeles Dodgers are nearing closer to the debut of Shohei Ohtani pitching in a Dodgers uniform. The three-time MVP hasn't pitched in an MLB game since

After suffering back-to-back losses at the hands of the New York Mets to end a three-game series over the weekend, Shohei Ohtani and the reigning World Series champions took care of business in the series opener on the road on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland.