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Ohtani in good company with leadoff HR as starting pitcher

In the lineup while pitching for the first time in nearly a month, Shohei Ohtani hit the second leadoff HR by a pitcher ever (joining himself) and lowered his ERA to 0.73 with five shutout innings.

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