Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says former teammate Barry Bonds is a better hitter than Shohei Ohtani.

Michael Conforto totalizó tres hits y anotó dos veces, Shohei Ohtani dio otro paso alentador en su regreso al montículo tras una cirugía de codo y

Ohtani pitches three innings for the first time and Sheehan follows, as the Dodgers take a shutout into the eighth inning and hang on to beat the Giants, 2-1.

"You could see it … that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco’s McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall.

Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.

The battle for popularity in Major League Baseball is hotter than ever, and while Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees leads the American League voting for the All-Star Game, his do