Shohei Ohtani goes seven strong, Dodgers bats go quite again in loss
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers a pitch during the game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. HOUSTON — The Dodgers keep finding new ways to make Shohei Ohtani’s brilliance feel like a footnote. On a quiet Tuesday night at Daikin Park, Ohtani delivered exactly what you’d expect from an ace, and still walked off the mound with a loss attached to his outing.
The Dodgers fell 2-1 to the Houston Astros, dropping another one-run game in which their most dynamic player was limited to just one side of his skill set. That’s becoming a theme. And not a flattering one.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers a pitch in the second inningv against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) delivers a pitch in the second inningv against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Ohtani, working strictly as a pitcher again, turned in his most extended outing in nearly two years.
Seven innings. Eight strikeouts. No walks.
Just 89 pitches, 62 for strikes. Outside of two early mistakes, solo home runs by Christian Walker in the second and Braden Shewmake in the third, he dictated the game. Ohtani is dealing like a Cy Young contender, yet the Dodgers keep wasting it.
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