Shohei Ohtani’s power surge continued this week as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star homered in four consecutive games, capping the run with his major-league-leading 43rd blast against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. The stretch began Saturday in Los Angeles, when Ohtani launched his 40th home run in a 9–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays—his third straight season reaching the 40-homer mark—before adding Nos. 41 and 42 over the next two days. The latest meeting with his former club produced theatre on both sides. Ohtani’s line-drive in the sixth inning Tuesday was turned into a triple play— the first of his career—yet he answered three innings later with a go-ahead solo shot off closer Kenley Jansen. The lead did not hold: Logan O’Hoppe’s two-run single in the eighth lifted the Angels to a 6–5 walk-off, extending the Dodgers’ skid. On Wednesday, Ohtani returned to the Angel Stadium mound for the first time since leaving the Angels in 2023. Batting leadoff and pitching, he tripled and later fanned Mike Trout twice, reaching 101 mph, but exited after 4⅓ innings having allowed four runs on five hits and a season-high 80 pitches. The Dodgers’ bullpen surrendered the lead, and the Angels closed out a 7–6 win to sweep the three-game set. The sweep completed a 6–0 season domination of the Freeway Series and handed the Dodgers their fourth straight defeat, dropping them behind San Diego in the National League West. Ohtani, however, left Anaheim atop the NL home-run chart and showing increasing stamina on the mound, a promising sign as Los Angeles tries to steady itself for the stretch run.