SAN DIEGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game before throwing five sharp innings of three-hit ball in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Ohtani began another remarkable two-way performance by driving Randy Vásquez’s high fastball 398 feet to center for his eighth homer of the season and his 27th career leadoff homer.
On the mound, Ohtani (4-2) struck out four with two walks while lowering his ERA to 0.73 over eight starts. Four relievers completed LA's five-hitter.
Ohtani immediately connected off Vásquez (5-2) for his 13th hit in 24 at-bats since the game before he was given a two-day break from hitting last week in a successful attempt to end a mini-slump.
Teoscar Hernández homered and drove in two runs for the Dodgers, who have won seven of eight after taking two of three at Petco Park in their first series of the season against their Southern California rivals.
Vásquez yielded six hits and three runs for the Padres, who lost the last two games after a four-game winning streak. San Diego scored just five runs in the series, getting shut out over the final 15 innings.
Ohtani retired the Padres' first nine hitters, although he needed 52 pitches to do it. Fernando Tatis Jr. drew a leadoff walk in the fourth and Gavin Sheets singled, but Ohtani escaped the jam.
The Padres then loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but the scuffling Tatis grounded into a double play on the next pitch, prompting a vocal celebration from Ohtani on the conclusion of his pitching night.
Max Muncy doubled in the second and scored on Hernández’s long flyout.
Ohtani then drew a leadoff walk from Vásquez in the fifth and eventually scored on Kyle Tucker’s single.
Hernández hit his sixth homer in the ninth inning.
Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill left the game in the fifth. The slumping slugger had crashed into the wall while attempting to steal Ohtani's homer in the first, but kept playing.
Both teams have Thursday off. The Dodgers return Friday in Milwaukee with Justin Wrobleski (6-1, 2.49 ERA) on the mound, while Walker Buehler (3-2, 5.01 ERA) is expected to start when the Padres face the Athletics at Petco Park.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani works against a San Diego Padres batter during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after being hit with a foul ball while batting as San Diego Padres catcher Freddy Fermin looks onduring the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani works against a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2026--
Telness Tech, the telecom software company behind Seamless OS, today announced that Truecaller’s newly launched Travel eSIM service is powered by its platform.
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Truecaller, the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, has launched Travel eSIM across 29 countries, marking the company’s move into mobile data services. The launch broadens Truecaller’s platform beyond caller ID and spam protection, and for the first time adds digital consumables to the portfolio.
With more than 500 million people already using Truecaller in their daily communication, Travel eSIM extends that relationship to international travel — a category where users routinely overpay for connectivity or arrive at their destination disconnected.
Travel eSIM is a fully digital mobile data service that activates in minutes, works on iPhone, and offers plans from 1 GB over 7 days to 20 GB over 30 days. Voice and messaging stay in the apps travellers already use — WhatsApp, FaceTime and Signal — running over the same Travel eSIM data connection.
The service is powered by Seamless OS, Telness Tech’s cloud-native telecom platform for launching, managing and scaling digital mobile services.
“Truecaller has built one of the world’s most trusted communication platforms, used by more than 500 million people globally. We are proud that Seamless OS is powering their move into travel eSIM and supporting the launch of a simple, digital mobile data service across 29 countries,” said Martina Klingvall, CEO and Founder of Telness Tech.
Fredrik Kjell, COO at Truecaller, says: “I am delighted that Truecaller is launching an eSIM travel data product to our users. Truecaller is a trusted communications brand across the world and with our scale, we can offer a great product at a competitive price. We are rolling this out on our iPhone client and the web channel, but look forward to expanding with Android and to add support for additional markets.”
The launch reflects a broader shift in telecom, where mobile connectivity is increasingly embedded into trusted digital platforms with strong customer relationships and global distribution.
Markets at launch: Italy, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria.
About Truecaller
Truecaller is an essential part of everyday communication for over 500 million active users worldwide, with more than one billion downloads since launch and 68 billion spam and fraud calls identified in 2025 alone. The company is headquartered in Stockholm and has been publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since October 2021. For more information, visit www.truecaller.com.
About Telness Tech
Telness Tech is a telecom software company providing Seamless OS, a cloud-native platform for launching and operating digital mobile services. Seamless OS enables operators, MVNOs and digital brands to launch, manage and scale mobile propositions with reduced complexity and a modern customer experience.
Telness Tech, the telecom software company behind Seamless OS, today announced that Truecaller’s newly launched Travel eSIM service is powered by its platform.
