Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani has homered in five straight games and could make history on Friday.

Shohei Ohtani did not homer -- for the first time in a week – but Teoscar Hernandez did on Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2. Ohtani, who had tied the franchise record by homering in five consecutive games,

Lefty masher Romy Gonzalez will start at second base and bat cleanup for the Red Sox against future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA) on Saturday.

To counter the legendary Dodgers southpaw, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has stacked his lineup. Rob ‘Southpaw Slayer’ Refsnyder will lead off and serve as designated hitter, with regular leadoff man Jarren Duran batting seventh, instead. Romy Gonzalez, another prodigious lefty killer is batting cleanup and manning second base.

Hundreds of Aramark workers at Fenway Park are on strike and planning to stay out for all of a homestand between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday night

The reigning World Series champions have reportedly been scouting the Boston Red Sox' top prospect, anticipating a trade for their own former No. 1.