Shohei Ohtani once again made it clear why he is considered one of the most dominant players in the Major Leagues. The Japanese hit his 47th and 48th home runs in his first two at-bats and led the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, in a duel that also left several historic records.

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Ohtani didn't wait long to do his damage. In his first at-bat of the afternoon, he connected on the first pitch he saw from fellow American Tomoyuki Sugano, sending the ball soaring over the center-field wall.

That home run was his 12th leadoff hitter of the season, tying a franchise record held by teammate Mookie Betts.

Records, history, and a Japanese duel in Baltimore

With that leadoff home run, Ohtani also moved into third place in MLB history for most leadoff home runs in a single season. Only Alfonso Soriano, with 13 in 2003 for the Yankees, and Kyle Schwarber, who set the record with 15 last year with the Phillies, have more.

Two innings later, Ohtani repeated the record. He hit another deep drive, this time 399 feet, again off Sugano, marking his 23rd career multi-homer game. Betts then joined the party with another home run, extending the Dodgers' lead to 3-0.

The matchup also had a special quality. Ohtani and Sugano shared a first-round pick in the 2012 J-League draft, the former by the Nippon-Ham Fighters and the latter by the Yomiuri Giants. They had only faced each other once before in Japan, in 2015, when Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a double.

The Dodgers Keep Their Stability Up

The rest of the game also featured strong performances. Betts finished with a home run and two RBIs, while Venezuelan Miguel Rojas added a run. On the mound, Clayton Kershaw pitched 5.2 innings,He allowed just two runs and struck out eight to earn the win.