WATCH: Phillies' Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh neutralizes Shohei Ohtani's dominant start

KD Jain

WATCH: Phillies' Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh neutralizes Shohei Ohtani's dominant start  image

It took just two swings for the Philadelphia Phillies to spoil Shohei Ohtani's five scoreless innings on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers jumped to a 4-0 lead, thanks to Ohtani's display at the mound. Dave Roberts replaced Ohtani with Justin Wrobleski, and just like that, the Phillies came back to take a 6-4 lead in the game.

The Phillies load up the bases for Harper to swing off. The first baseman didn't let go of the opportunity as he split the infield with a laser shot for a two-run RBI double. Brandon Marsh followed it up with a three-run home run, taking the Phillies up by 5-4.

 

Roberts again made a pitching change, handing the ball to Edgardo Henriquez. After recording one out, Max Kepler punished the decision by hitting a solo home to extend the Phillies lead to 6-4.

Shohei Ohtani registers hitless outing against Phillies

Before the sixth inning offensive juggernaut, the Phillies were rendered hitless while going up against Shohei Ohtani. The right-hander had his way for all five innings, as he punched a scoreless outing with five strikeouts and just one walk.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers scored four runs in the top half of the innings. Alex Call hit a solo home run to make the first splash on the scoreboard against the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez. Enrique Hernandez followed it up with a 400 ft+ home run to left-center field. He added to the Dodgers' lead to 4-0 with a sac-fly in the fourth inning.

KD Jain

KD Jain is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He has written for several well-known publications, including ClutchPoints and FanSided. His favorite athletes are Clayton Kershaw, Brad Marchand and LeBron James.