Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani enters Cy Young discussion with 0.82 ERA
The Los Angeles Dodgers got a terrific performance from right-hander Shohei Ohtani, who ended the four-game losing streak by tossing seven scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants.
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After losing four straight games, the Los Angeles Dodgers won on Wednesday (4-0) over the San Francisco Giants . The Dodgers had their second ace on the mound, right-hander Shohei Ohtani , who helped to be the stopper the Dodgers needed to end the losing streak. Ohtani, who was not in manager Dave Roberts lineup, tossed seven shutout innings, allowing four hits, two walks, and striking out eight on 105 pitches (71 strikes).
According to OptaSTATS, Ohtani's scoreless outing came after hitting a home run the day before, which is the sixth time he'd done that in his career. The only other player to perform the same feat in the modern era was Hall of Famer Walter Johnson in 1909 (Aug. 16-17).
Shohei Ohtani has now had 6 instances in his MLB career where he homered one day and then delivered a scoreless start on the mound the next day. All other MLB players in the modern era have combined to do that just once (Walter Johnson, August 16-17, 1909). pic.