Ohtani leads off with homer for 2nd straight game for 2nd time in his major league career

CLEVELAND AP Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has hit a leadoff homer in consecutive games for the second time in his career The reigning National League MVP drove a low inside fastball from Cleveland s Gavin Williams into the right-field stands for his major league-leading th homer of the season Monday night It was Ohtani s fifth leadoff homer this season and th since arriving in the majors from Japan in It was the second time this year that he went deep on the first pitch It was the third time that Williams allowed a homer on the first pitch tied with the Athletics Jeffrey Springs Milwaukee s Nestor Cortes and Boston s Tanner Houck for the majority of this season Ohtani also had leadoff homers in consecutive games on June - last season against the Chicago White Sox Manager Dave Roberts reported before Monday s contest that Ohtani is likely to throw a bullpen session on the company s off day on Thursday after facing live hitters on Sunday Ohtani is recovering from surgery on his right elbow on Sept He did come out of the last day feeling good Roberts mentioned AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source