ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A few days off seems to have helped Shohei Ohtani get on track as the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger drove in a season-high five runs against his old team Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Ohtani went 2 for 4 with two walks and scored two runs in the Dodgers\u2019 15-2 win over the Angels \u2014 and even had a Little League home run in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were hoping to get a reset with a couple days off,” manager Dave Roberts said, \u201cand I think that\u2019s what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
With another large contingent of Dodgers fans in attendance for the second game of the three-game Freeway Series, Ohtani got back to his highlight-reel self late in the game.<\/p>\n
He ripped a ball into the right field corner in the eighth and it took an awkward bounce off the netting down the first-base line. Jo Adell didn’t play the ball at first, calling for a ground-rule double. But when no ruling was made, Adell was left trying to play catchup. His throw into the infield wasn’t on target, allowing Ohtani to score on the error after a two-run triple.<\/p>\n
The netting down to both foul poles is a new addition to Angel Stadium this season and was not here when Ohtani won two American League MVP awards in six seasons with the Angels from 2018-23.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just kept running,\u201d Ohtani said through a translator in a postgame television interview.<\/p>\n
Angels manager Kurt Suzuki challenged the play in vain, hoping a fan had touched the ball when it hit the net before going back into play.<\/p>\n