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Shohei Ohtani’s massive home run sparked a five-run Los Angeles Dodgers inning in their 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Leading 1-0 with one out and a man on in the third inning at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani crushed a 1-2 pitch from Pirates starter Mitch Keller (10-6) and launched it 448 feet, according to MLB.com, and well back into the center-field stands. The home run was Ohtani’s National League-leading 35th. He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. Freddie Freeman and Kike Hernandez also homered for the Dodgers, while right-hander Jack Flaherty (9-5), who was acquired in a July 31 tra…

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