Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino was the lucky batter in the box when Ohtani hurled a 101.7-mph four-seam fastball down the plate. In Pasquantino's credit, he made contact with the ball, but sent it directly to Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim for a tailor-made 4-6-3 double play to get Ohtani out of the inning.

Shohei Ohtani throws two scoreless innings, and Freddie Freeman snaps his slump with three hits, including a home run. The Dodgers rally late but lose 9–5 to the Royals after trailing by eight