Pereda has played in just 12 games this season entering Thursday as he is a backup catcher for the Athletics. Yet, somehow. he struck out Ohtani, on his own bobblehead night, at home, despite hitting two home runs earlier in the game.

The reigning NL MVP hit two homers in the first four innings as part of a 15-run Dodgers onslaught against the Athletics, tying him for the MLB lead in homers with 15. First, he took a ball from A's reliever Jason Alexander 382 feet to the opposite field (video above). And then he took Alexander 418 feet to center field.