Ohtani struck out in his first four plate appearances Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds, the first time he has done that in his eight seasons and 981 games in the majors.

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani had another first in his MLB career when he struck out in his first four plate appearances Tuesday night.

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Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto silenced Cincinnati's bats for much of the game, allowing a lone run on four hits, and Shohei Ohtani provided the eventual game-winning, two-run double as Los Angeles won, 5-2, at Great American Ball Park on Monday, July 28.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds square off in the last game of a three-game series. The Dodgers can sweep the series with a victory.

The Reds had two homers in their last nine games entering Tuesday's game against the Dodgers. That's when Jake Fraley and Noelvi Marte teed off on Dodgers' starter Tyler Glasnow. Fraley launched a 405-foot, two-run blast into the right field moon deck at Great American Ball Park. It was Fraley's sixth homer of the year and tied the contest at two.

Will Smith doubled home James Outman with the go-ahead run with two outs in the ninth and finished with 2-for-5 with two RBIs to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Tuesday.