Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs both hit home runs in the first inning of their Aug. 5 matchup. According to reports, Ohtani connects first to give the Dodgers an early lead. In Chicago’s half of the inning, Crow-Armstrong responds with a leadoff home run of his own, leveling the game. The homers bookend the bottom and top of the first inning, creating a notable back-and-forth between the two clubs. Multiple outlets describe the sequence as immediately putting both teams on offense, with Crow-Armstrong answering Ohtani’s early blast and continuing the momentum for the Cubs. The “make history together” framing reflects the rarity and significance of two players trading home runs to begin the game, with each team producing a first-inning homer at the start of the contest.
Ohtani and Crow-Armstrong exchange home runs as Dodgers face Cubs
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs both hit home runs in the first inning of their Aug. 5 matchup. According to reports, Ohtani connects first to give...
- Shohei Ohtani hits a home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong hits a leadoff home run for the Chicago Cubs in the bottom of the first.
- The game features back-to-back top-and-bottom first-inning home runs by players from both teams.
- The matchup is played on Aug. 5 between the Dodgers and Cubs.
- The Cubs use Crow-Armstrong’s home run to answer an early Dodgers lead.
The Los Angeles Dodgers got ahead of the Chicago Cubs early on Aug. 5. But Pete Crow-Armstrong had an answer.
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