Shohei Otani of the Major League Baseball Dodgers started the game against the Rockies on the 7th as the No. 1 designated hitter, and in the first at-bat of the first inning, he hit his 20th home run as the leadoff hitter of the season, his second consecutive home run, reaching his 300th home run in his ninth year in the Major Leagues. Otani is the first Japanese athlete to reach No. 300.