Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guardians

Shohei Ohtani belted his MLB-leading 20th homer and Max Muncy added a three-run shot as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-5 on Tuesday night.

Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning - his third homer in as many games -- for a two-run shot off Tanner Bibee that extended the Dodgers' lead to 4-0. Muncy homered off Nic Enright in the ninth to make it 9-3 for the reigning World Series champions.

Ohtani went 1-for-3 and scored twice, Michael Conforto hit a solo homer and Andy Pages had a pair of RBI singles. The Dodgers have won the first two games of the interleague series and are 3-2 on their six-game trip.

Dustin May (3-4) struck out a season-high nine over five innings for his second consecutive win, allowing three runs on four hits. The right-hander and relievers Jack Dreyer and Ben Casparius combined to retire 14 straight from the fourth through the eighth.

Daniel Schneemann had a three-run homer in the fourth for the Guardians and Jose Ramirez extended his career-long hitting streak to 20 games, the franchise's longest since Jason Kipnis' 20-game streak in 2015. Gabriel Arias doubled in a pair in the ninth off Luis Garcia.

Bibee (4-5) gave up four runs on seven hits in five innings, matching the total he allowed over his first four home starts of the season. The right-hander struck out seven, including Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez in the first.

Hernandez, Pages, Conforto and Muncy had two hits apiece for the Dodgers. Rookie catcher Dalton Rushing singled in a run.

Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana returned after missing two games with a tight hamstring, but pitcher Slade Cecconi was scratched from his scheduled Wednesday start with mild groin tightness. His replacement has not been announced.

--Field Level Media