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Will Smith hit a leadoff homer and walked Thursday in the Dodgers' 5-2 victory over the Giants.

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Will Smith hit a leadoff homer and walked in the Dodgers' 5-2 victory over the Giants while starting as leadoff hitter with Ohtani and Betts resting.

With both Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts resting, Smith made his first ever start as a leadoff hitter and wasted no time in putting the Dodgers on the board against Landon Roupp. It was technically his second homer as a leadoff man. He'd come off the bench to occupy that spot twice previously, and one of those two at-bats produced a walkoff three-run homer against the Rockies' Scott Oberg on June 23, 2019. Smith has yet to get hot at any point this season, but he surely will. He's currently hitting .258/.329/.379 with four homers through 140 plate appearances.