Dodgers Drop Series Against Giants Despite Shohei Ohtani Stellar Start

The Los Angeles Dodgers' offensive spark has died out recently. And it filed out at the most crucial of moments after getting back-to-back quality starts from the top of the starting rotation. Tuesday's 3-1 loss was the unprecedented precursor to what Wednesday's outcome shaped out to be.

With the lack of offense, the Dodgers drop the series against the San Francisco Giants  and lose on Wednesday night 3-0. Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the mound at Oracle Park for his fourth start of 2026. He showcased more evidence that he has his eyes on the Cy Young Award.

He began his outing efficiently, lighting up the radar gun. By the end of the game, he threw seven pitches hitting 100 miles per hour. Though he was turning in scoreless frames after scoreless frames, he ran into his first true test of the evening in the sixth inning.

After giving up an infield single to Matt Chapman and then followed up by a Rafael Devers double down the right-field line, the Giants found themselves with a chance to score. But with two outs and a 1-2 count, Ohtani got Casey Schmitt swinging on a sweeper away from the zone to escape the inning unscathed. Ohtani generated 15 whiffs Wednesday night, nine of which came from his sweeper.