The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night as superstar Shohei Ohtani accomplished something not seen in the last 31 years of baseball history. Shohei Ohtani is the first player since Frank Thomas in 1994 to have 100 or more runs scored before August.

After splitting the first two games of the series, the Los Angeles Dodgers entered Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Minnesota Twins aiming for their 60th win of the season. Getting things started was none other than Shohei Ohtani,

Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record. Yankees star Aaron Judge was the last player to homer in five consecutive games, accomplishing that feat last year.

It's uncertain how long the Dodgers will keep Betts batting first, but it is believed that manager Dave Roberts will continue to have it that way until Max Muncy returns from a knee bruise (h/t Sonja Chen of MLB.com).

The Dodgers have quickly watched their lead in the NL West slip over the past few weeks as they’ve lost 11 of their last 14 games.

Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff for the National League in the MLB All-Star Game, while the Mariners' Cal Raleigh will bat cleanup for the AL.

Shohei Ohtani will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the National League in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park.