Sota Fujimori, 10, watched Ohtani’s home run against the Cubs fall off the hands of another fan and back onto the field at the Tokyo Dome, but Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong tossed the ball back into the stands.

Sasaki struggled with his command and walked five in three innings.

Freeman's rib injury is not as severe as the one he played through last fall, but the Dodgers opted to keep him out of the lineup as a precaution again Wednesday.

Hundreds descend on Inglewood in the middle of the night to share in the feeling of being at a Dodgers victory that takes place more than 5,000 miles away.

Freeman felt discomfort in the same area on his left side where he suffered torn rib cartilage on the eve of the playoffs last season.

Ohtani had two hits and scored two runs.