Ohtani’s dominant night

Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 Mets over six innings on Wednesday night, leading the Dodgers to an 8-2 win at Dodger Stadium. (espn.com) He allowed one run on two hits and two walks, and he did it without also batting, the first game in which he pitched but did not hit since 2021. (espn.com) Ohtani finished with a clean sixth inning, striking out the side in order to close his night. The Dodgers completed a three-game sweep, and the loss was the Mets’ seventh straight. (sports.yahoo.com) The Dodgers kept Ohtani out of the lineup three days after he was hit near the right shoulder by a 94 mile-per-hour sinker, and manager Dave Roberts said before the game that the club wanted to manage his workload. (espn.com) After the game, Ohtani said through an interpreter that he could not go “full throttle” the whole outing, but he reached back for more in the sixth inning because of the game situation. (espn.com) He touched 100.4 miles per hour on his fastball in the fifth inning and did not allow a baserunner until the third. His only earned run of the season came in that start, leaving him with a 0.50 earned run average through three outings. (sports.yahoo.com) The game fell on Jackie Robinson Day, and 50,909 fans watched the Dodgers hit four home runs behind Ohtani’s start. (espn.com) By the final out of the sixth, the version of Ohtani on display was the one the Dodgers signed for both jobs: a frontline starter who can turn one inning into a highlight reel by himself. (washingtonpost.com)