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LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a solo drive in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants. Playing his ninth game for his new team, Ohtani pulled a 93.2 mph sinker from left-hander Taylor Rogers on the upper, outer portion of the strike zone into the right-center field pavilion . The ball lefy his bat at 105.6 mph and landed 430 feet from the plate. The home run came in the 41st plate appearance for the two-time MVP, agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers.
