Shohei Ohtani homered twice in a thrashing of the Athletics, but was on the wrong end of another rare feat when he struck out against a position player during an eventful 19-2 Los Angeles Dodgers victory.

In the top of the fifth inning Thursday, Ohtani launched a towering three-run home run on his bobblehead night.

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 19-2 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten in their last six series.

Striking out Ohtani is an accomplishment for anyone, but for a position player it's a moment that produces a particularly special keepsake

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated Shohei Ohtani's 50 home run and 50 stolen base season with another bobblehead night for the superstar. It marked the second Ohtani bobblehead night of the year, and the Japanese star hit a pair of home runs.

That's what happened on Thursday night when the Athletics' Jhonny Pereda was on the mound for the team as they were getting beat by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pereda is normally a catcher, but he was on the mound for mop-up duty.

The Athletics’ backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth inning Thursday night. Pereda gave up three straight hits against the bottom of the Dodgers’ order. With Los Angeles leading 17-2, Ohtani came up with a chance to pile on.

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and drove in six runs on his bobblehead night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Athletics 19-2 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten in their last six series.

We're getting a top-shelf series with three national broadcasts. The Dodgers' big bats visit the Mets and their league-best ERA.