Shohei Ohtani injured as Los Angeles Dodgers extend World Series lead

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series, but suffered an injury to Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.

The Dodgers completed a weekend double at home before heading to New York as the Yankees were unable to score more than one run after loading the bases in the ninth inning.

Ohtani, who is the favorite to win National League MVP after hitting 54 home runs in his first season with the Dodgers after leaving the Los Angeles Angels, left the game after injuring his left shoulder when he slid into second base in the seventh inning.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he partially dislocated his left shoulder.

Freddie Freeman hit a home run for the second night in a row, a day after becoming the first person to hit a grand slam and hit home runs in the World Series.

He has appeared in four straight World Series games, starting with Atlanta’s last two wins over Houston in 2021.

Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez also hit home runs as the Dodgers took a 4-1 lead in the third inning, and Juan Soto responded with a home run of his own.

Soto’s home run was the only hit allowed by Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the only one the Yankees managed to get to the ninth inning.

Soto finally ended that streak and cut the deficit when Giancarlo Stanton added another from third base.

Jazz Chisholm Jr scored and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a ball to load the bases with one out, but the Yankees were unable to force any more runs.

The best-of-three series moves to Yankee Stadium with Game 3 on Monday night.