Shohei Ohtani guides Dodgers past Giants to end 7-game skid
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Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Dodgers got off to a good start against the San Francisco Giants thanks to a great start from two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani pitches three innings for the first time and Sheehan follows, as the Dodgers take a shutout into the eighth inning and hang on to beat the Giants, 2-1.
Ohtani will make his first start at Oracle Park on Saturday and pitch against the Giants for the first time as a member of the Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani splashed his 32nd home run of the season into San Francisco's McCovey Cove beyond the right-field wall Friday night, but the big blast was not enough to snap the team's season-high seven-game losing streak.
"You could see it … that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park’s 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to home run king Barry Bonds.