Shohei Ohtani gains on Yankees slugger with 28th HR of season

Kyle Madson

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Shohei Ohtani had a rough night Friday against the Brewers. He made up for it Saturday. He walked twice, got hit by a pitch, smacked a triple, and then hammered his 28th home run of the season to push Los Angeles' lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth. 

His 28th homer puts him ahead of Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson for second in MLB. Ohtani is now just four behind Yankees slugger Aaron Judge for the league lead. 

Ohtani is also pacing the National League ahead of Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna who has 23 long balls. 

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Kyle Madson neither likes writing about himself nor writing in the third person. Nevertheless, he persists. While Kyle has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers, he’s never lost the love of baseball that has resided in the deepest recesses of his soul since he began playing T-ball at 4 years old (no matter how hard John Fisher has tried). Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento. When he’s not being a sports dork, Kyle loves being a normal dork and traveling, visiting museums, diving further into K-Pop fandom (#SKZ) and hanging out with his wife and cats. Don’t follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @KyleAMadson.