""Last time I pitched five innings, so I think this was a really good step in the right direction," Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton after his start against the Diamondbacks. "In terms of the postseason, I'm happy I was able to end on a pretty good note.""
""The end of the rehab progression at the beginning of the year was more about getting to the five-inning mark.""
""At the beginning of the year, with the shoulder surgery really slowing down the progression, it was something that was on my mind. So aside from the command and stuff, I really appreciate all the training staff that was able to get me to where I wanted to be. Today was a really important mark for me.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened their final regular-season road trip with a 5-4 walk-off loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shohei Ohtani allowed five hits and recorded eight strikeouts over six scoreless innings in his 100th career pitching start. The outing followed a five no-hit innings performance the previous week. This marked Ohtani's first time pitching into the sixth inning since Aug. 9, 2023, after the team had generally limited him to five. Ohtani has a 2.87 ERA, 1.91 FIP, 1.04 WHIP and 11.9 K/9 in 47 innings across 14 starts, and has allowed one run over his last 19.2 innings.
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