In the second half of May, Ohtani hit .196 (10 for 51) in 13 games, a drop-off which coincides with his hamstring injury.

The Dodgers outscored their opponents by 41 runs through the end of April, and outscored foes by 38 runs in May. But how they got there was a little bit different. After ranking third in the majors in runs scored per game and ninth in runs allowed per game in the first month,