"Ohtani turned in an excellent start, and perhaps his best since signing with the Dodgers. The right-hander threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four hits while striking out eight and walking two. At one point, he retired six straight hitters, and then followed that up with a stretch of retiring eight straight. The first streak was ended by a walk, and the second by a single."
"Ohtani was not in the lineup so he could focus on pitching and get some extra rest, and he'll get another day off tomorrow. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is hoping Ohtani can reset and get enough rest, as he's seen fatigue take a toll on him at the plate. However, any fatigue hasn't affected Ohtani on the mound as he now owns a 0.82 ERA over 44 innings with 50 strikeouts and a 0.82 WHIP."
"After Ohtani exited, Tanner Scott pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Kyle Hurt shut it down in the ninth. The Dodgers offense didn't explode for a ton of runs, but they did some of the things they hadn't in previous games, which was encouraging to see."
"Surprisingly, the scoring was started by a home run from Santiago Espinal in the third inning for his first of the season and first since the 2024 season. That was then followed by Mookie Betts crushing a homer of his own to make it back-to-back and put the Dodgers up 2-0. The Dodgers have not hit many homers as of late, so seeing them get two from hitters who don't hit many of them was a huge positive for the struggling offense."
The Dodgers entered a four-game losing streak and faced the Giants with a chance to avoid a sweep. Shohei Ohtani delivered his best start since joining the team, throwing seven scoreless innings with four hits allowed, eight strikeouts, and two walks. He retired six straight hitters, then retired eight straight, with the streaks ending on a walk and a single. After Ohtani left, Tanner Scott pitched a scoreless eighth and Kyle Hurt shut down the ninth. The offense produced power with a third-inning home run by Santiago Espinal and a back-to-back homer by Mookie Betts, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.
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