Shohei Ohtani continues to separate himself from the rest of Major League Baseball. With the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers were looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in over a week.

Facing a 1-1 count, Ohtani timed Cardinals pitcher Kyle Leahy 's 92 mph sinker perfectly, winding his bat up and launching the ball 440 feet toward center field and into the stands to give the Dodgers their first lead of the game, 2-1.

Ohtani strikes out eight in four innings on the mound and hits a two-run home run – his 1,000th MLB hit – but the Dodgers’ bullpen struggles in a 5-3 loss.