Shohei Ohtani Throws 7 Scoreless Innings in Dodgers' 4-0 Win

shohei ohtani threw seven scoreless innings Wednesday night, and the Dodgers beat the Giants 4-0 in Los Angeles. The win ended a season-high four-game losing streak and gave Los Angeles a shutout behind a second straight seven-inning start from Ohtani.

Ohtani Holds San Francisco

Ohtani allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked two in his longest outing as a Dodger. His ERA dropped to 0.82, and the outing moved him to 3-2.

It was his first seven-inning start with the Dodgers and his first such effort since May 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels. He also made his second consecutive seven-inning start, a sharp turn after the Dodgers had gone 3-4 in his previous starts.

Dodgers Score Early

Santiago Espinal and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning, and the Dodgers kept adding in the fourth. Teoscar Hernández drove in a run with an RBI single, and Alex Call added a sacrifice fly.

That was enough against Robbie Ray, who allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Giants' three-game winning streak ended with the loss, while the Dodgers got their most run support of the season behind Ohtani.

Ohtani Gets Two Days

Ohtani was not in the lineup as the designated hitter for the fourth time this season, and he will not be in the lineup Thursday to give him two days' rest from hitting. For the Dodgers, the bigger change was simple: the skid is over, and they now have a seven-inning starter who has done it twice in a row.