Japanese star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers singles in the fifth inning of his home debut for the Dodgers, a 7-1 triumph over St. Louis (Sean M. Haffey)

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani made a triumphant Los Angeles Dodgers home debut on Thursday, getting help from fellow Most Valuable Player teammates in a 7-1 rout of St. Louis.

Leadoff hitter Mookie Betts bashed a solo home run in the third inning and scored three times, Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs and Ohtani went 2-for-3 and scored on Freeman's homer in the third to spark the Dodgers.