Crochet allowed two solo homers in the first inning but then settled in. The lefty led the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers in front of a sold-out, mixed crowd of 36,687. “The first inning, I‘ve never seen anything like that," Cora said. “Credit to them.”

It did not take long for Shohei Ohtani to greet the fans in Boston on Saturday. In fact, it was three pitchers until the game, and he took Garrett Crochet deep to put the Los Angeles Dodgers up 1-0 on the Boston Red Sox. Shohei Ohtani turns around a Garrett Crochet fastball and starts this game with a homer 😤 pic.twitter.com/zug4FCyYAQ

Despite the loss, Shohei Ohtani continued to re-write the record books, hitting his 38th home run of the season in the top of the first inning. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com: Most home runs out of leadoff spot in team’s first 105 games: 2025 Shohei Ohtani: 34 2023 Mookie Betts: 28 2024 Gunnar Henderson: 27 2017 George Springer: 27 1973 Bobby Bonds: 27 The 31-year-old who likely has a leg-up in the National League MVP race,

The first inning didn't go well for Garrett Crochet. But he made some adjustments after allowing two homers and shut down the Dodgers the rest of the way.

Dalton Rushing revealed an interesting fact about Shohei Ohtani, who has earned admiration from teammates and opponents with his two-way skillset.