Shohei Ohtani worked five innings, allowing two hits, one run, two walks, and striking out nine while throwing 87 pitches to record his first win as a Dodger. He gave up a first-inning single and a third-inning solo homer to Noelvi Marte, but rebounded with multiple clean innings and retired the final eight batters he faced. Nick Lodolo dominated early, retiring the side in order with five strikeouts before the fourth-inning rally. The Dodgers scratched out runs on consecutive bloop singles and an Enrique Hernandez RBI, turning fortune into a 5-1 victory to complete the sweep.
As mentioned, Shohei Ohtani was on the bump for the Dodgers, and his very first pitch was slashed for a single in the 1st. However, he rebounded with a pair of strikeouts to help him prevent any trouble. The 2nd was more of a labor, as he walked back-to-back batters with one out and uncorked two wild pitches, but struck out three batters to help him escape the jam.
Opposing him was Nick Lodolo, who looked like a threat to throw a perfecto early, retiring the side in order the first time through on just 33 pitches and with five strikeouts. That turned in the 4th, mostly due to good fortune for the Dodgers. After Shohei Ohtani led off the inning with a single, with one down it was back-to-back bloop singles to right from Teoscar Hernandez and to load the bases just like that.
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