Shohei Ohtani’s pitching gem not enough as Dodgers get shut out by Giants
For six innings Wednesday night, Shohei Ohtani tortured the San Francisco Giants' offense.
SAN FRANCISCO –– For six innings Wednesday night, Shohei Ohtani tortured the San Francisco Giants’ offense. The minute he left the mound, everything changed. In the Dodgers’ 3-0 loss at Oracle Park, Ohtani’s pitching was the only bright spot in what was the club’s fourth loss in its last five games.
Ohtanit dazzled on the mound against the Giants despite the Dodgers loss. AP While he spun six scoreless frames, neither the lineup nor the bullpen could provide any support, setting the stage for a back-breaking sequence in the bottom of the seventh. With Ohtani’s night over after 91 pitches, left-handed reliever Jack Dreyer took the mound and immediately gave the game away.
The first two batters he faced both singled. Then, after a sacrifice bunt, he hung a slider to Patrick Bailey that the Giants catcher –– and previously . 145-hitting No.
9 batter –– clobbered for a no-doubt three-run homer. The Dodgers’ offense mustered no such magic. For the first time this season, they were shut out, finishing the night with just four hits.