For a brief moment Tuesday night, smiles and laughter returned to the Dodgers dugout. Mired in a month-long slump and without a home run in his last 13 games, Shohei Ohtani finally rediscovered his swing, belting a solo blast in the bottom of the third inning that –– for both himself, and his struggling team –– offered a temporary sigh of relief. As Ohtani returned to the dugout, he sheepishly grinned as teammates greeted him with an exaggerated celebration. Then, as he walked down the bench, he joked with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto that he should have the ball retrieved, making a hand motion usually reserved for a player’s first career hit. A relieved Shohei Ohtani looks up to the sky after hitting a slump-busting home run during the third inning of the Dodgers’ 6-2 loss to the Giants on May 12, 2026 in Los Angeles. Getty Images Good times. They wouldn’t last.…