Ohtani hit 11 home runs and Buehler made a solid comeback with the Dodgers in a 6-3 win over the Marlins.

Ohtani hit 11 home runs and Buehler made a solid comeback with the Dodgers in a 6-3 win over the Marlins.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani continued his power streak with his fourth home run in three games and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Monday in Walker Buehler's first start.

Rodery Munoz (1-1) became the first major leaguer to hit 11 home runs of the season when he ripped a 441-foot fastball into center field for a two-run drive that tied the game at 2-2.

It's the eighth time in his career that he's hit three consecutive home runs, and the fourth time he's hit four in a three-game span.

Two pitches after Ohtani's home run, Freddie Freeman followed with a solo home run to left-center field, marking the first time the Dodgers had hit back-to-back home runs this season.

James Outman and Teoscar Hernandez picked up their fourth win for the Dodgers.

Buehler went four innings, allowing three runs and six hits with four strikeouts. Of his 77 pitches, 49 were strikes. Ryan Yarbrough (3-1) followed Buehler's three-inning stint with a hit and Alex Vecia worked the ninth for his first save.

For the Marlins, Dominicans Jesus Sanchez went 2 for 3 RBI and Brian De La Cruz went 1 for 4 with an RBI.

For the Dodgers, Dominican Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Cuba Anti Pages 3-1.

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