Shohei Ohtani is one of those players who doesn't need to be showered with more adulation, but a few compliments never hurt. At least that's probably what Dalton Rushing thought, a

Despite the loss, Shohei Ohtani continued to re-write the record books, hitting his 38th home run of the season in the top of the first inning. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com: Most home runs out of leadoff spot in team’s first 105 games: 2025 Shohei Ohtani: 34 2023 Mookie Betts: 28 2024 Gunnar Henderson: 27 2017 George Springer: 27 1973 Bobby Bonds: 27 The 31-year-old who likely has a leg-up in the National League MVP race,

Crochet allowed two solo homers in the first inning but then settled in. The lefty led the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers in front of a sold-out, mixed crowd of 36,687. “The first inning, I‘ve never seen anything like that," Cora said. “Credit to them.”

The Red Sox bounced back from a series opening loss to the Dodgers but Garrett Crochet thinks media coverage of the game favored LA's stars.

Crochet (12-4) allowed two runs in the first inning, then combined with Justin Wilson, Garrett Whitlock, and Aroldis Chapman to blank the Dodgers for eight innings.

The first inning didn't go well for Garrett Crochet. But he made some adjustments after allowing two homers and shut down the Dodgers the rest of the way.