Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Shohei Ohtani once again displayed his dynamic dominance, hitting a 440-foot home run for the 1,000th hit of his career while issuing a season-high eight strikeouts and allowing just two hits and one run.
Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his efforts came in a narrow loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
"I think it would have been a huge win for us if we would have been able to flip the switch," Ohtani told reporters. "I think I could have done better with the quality of the at-bats in the middle part of the game."
The three-time MVP went 1 for 3 with two RBIs, a run scored, a walk and a strikeout in the 5-3 setback at Dodger Stadium. He was not on record for a pitching decision.
Ohtani retired the first six Cardinals hitters in order. Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan plated right fielder Jordan Walker for the first run of the game with an RBI bunt single in the top of the third.
