ANAHEIM -- The ball was flying at Angel Stadium, and no one capitalized like Henry Davis.

On a Friday night when the Pirates and Angels combined for eight homers, Davis provided two, taking Shohei Ohtani deep twice in Pittsburgh’s 8-5 loss. It was the first career multihomer game for the rookie, who doubled his career total.

“We had good at-bats. Henry had great at-bats,” said manager Derek Shelton. “I mean, we're talking about one of, if not the best, pitcher in baseball, and I thought offensively, we did a really nice job against him.”

Ji Man Choi was the first Pirates hitter to get to Ohtani, opening the scoring with a two-run shot in the fourth. Davis then made it back-to-back blasts, connecting with a 1-1 sweeper at the top of the zone and driving the ball a Statcast-projected 410 feet to center field.

Davis struck again in the sixth, this time pouncing on a first-pitch four-seamer and sending it over the right-center-field wall. Once again, Statcast projected it at 410 feet.

“Everybody knows that he’s a really good hitter,” said catcher Endy Rodríguez in English, before switching to Spanish and speaking through an interpreter. “... It felt like I was the one hitting the home runs [because] we’ve had a really good relationship since we met in the Minors. We have a really good relationship on the field and off the field, and I'm pretty happy for his success.”

With the second blast, Davis became the only Major Leaguer to homer twice in a game off Ohtani. Jack Suwinski also went yard versus Ohtani for his 20th long ball of the season; the Pirates’ four homers off Ohtani are the most the two-way star has ever allowed in a game.

Asked what helped him succeed against Ohtani, Davis was modest, simply saying, “I was just trying to be on time for the fastball and swing at good pitches to hit.”

Called up for his big league debut on June 19, Davis -- the first overall pick in 2021 and the Pirates’ No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline -- has gotten off to a strong start, batting .275 with a .762 OPS in 26 games entering the night. Friday marked Davis’ second three-hit game in the Majors, as he also recorded a single in the second.

“He grinds through every at-bat,” said Shelton. “There's intent with every pitch, and I think that's really rare with young hitters, and that's a really positive sign. I mean, really good first impression in his first month.”

Just 23 years old, Davis figures to be a major part of the Pirates’ plans going forward as part of their youth movement. Primarily a catcher in the Minors, but having gotten most of his MLB playing time in right field, Davis offers options to a club that’s attempting to embrace versatility more.

As is the case for almost all rookies who enjoy early success, the league will surely adjust to Davis as it learns more about him. But the Pirates aren’t concerned about how that’ll impact him.

“I think the one thing we love about Henry is the way he prepares and the way he goes about it,” said Shelton. “[The league is] going to punch, but he's going to continue to go right after people.”

As for Davis’ thoughts on the subject?

“I'll adjust back.”