Shohei Ohtani (31) did not record hits in two consecutive games, but the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup was formidable. They are off to a fast start, winning six straight games and aiming for back-to-back World Series titles.

On the 1st (Korean time), Ohtani was named the designated hitter batting first in the home game against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, for the 2025 Major League Baseball season, where he recorded no hits in three at-bats, three strikeouts, one run, and two walks.

After going hitless in two at-bats against the Detroit Tigers on the 30th of last month, Ohtani has remained silent for two consecutive games, causing his season batting average to drop from .333 to .286 (6 hits in 21 at-bats).

Facing right-handed starter Grant Holmes, he walked after a seven-pitch battle in his first at-bat of the first inning. Mookie Betts was out on a fly ball to left field, but Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run homer, marking his second of the season, allowing Ohtani to touch home plate.

In his second at-bat in the third inning, he struck out on three pitches. He was caught by three curves from Holmes. After watching the first pitch, an outside curve, Ohtani swung and missed at the second and third low outside curves.

In the fourth inning, he was again unable to handle Holmes' curveball. With a ball count of 1B-1S, Ohtani fouled off the third pitch curve on the outside and was retired on a foul tip strikeout on the fourth pitch, which came in on a similar trajectory.

However, in the sixth inning with one out, he drew a walk off right-hander Jesse Chavez after five pitches and successfully stole second base, marking his second stolen base of the season in consecutive games.

In his last at-bat in the eighth inning, he struck out looking against right-hander Raisel Iglesias. He froze on a 94.4 mph (151.9 km/h) four-seam fastball that came in low for the sixth pitch in a full count.

Although Ohtani went silent and Freddie Freeman, who injured his right ankle slipping in the bathtub, also did not play, the Dodgers won 6-1 with a strong offense that included two home runs and nine hits, achieving their sixth consecutive win of the season.

Starting with Teoscar Hernández's two-run homer in the first inning, they added two more runs in the third inning with Michael Conforto's RBI double and Tommy Edman's sacrifice fly. In the fifth inning, Will Smith had a clutch hit, and in the sixth inning, Kiké Hernández hit a solo home run, his second of the season, widening the score. Teoscar went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and one walk, while Smith went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one walk, leading the Dodgers lineup.

Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings, allowing two hits, three walks, and striking out eight without allowing any runs, wrapping up his first outing of the season with a win. He threw a total of 79 pitches, reaching a top speed of 98.1 mph (157.9 km/h) with an average of 95.7 mph (154.0 km/h) on his four-seam fastball (39 pitches), along with curves (20 pitches), sliders (16 pitches), and sinkers (4 pitches).

The Braves were content to avoid a scoreless defeat with a solo home run by Michael Harris II in the eighth inning. Before the game, outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games due to a positive test for prohibited substances, leaving the Braves in a five-game losing streak to start the season.

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