LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high 9 in 5 innings for his first victory for the Dodgers as Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 5-1 on Wednesday night time to change into the primary workforce to comb the Reds this season.
The Dodgers received their fourth straight sport and prolonged their NL West result in two video games over San Diego, which misplaced 4-3 at Seattle.
Ohtani (1-1) bounced again in opposition to the Reds in his eleventh begin of the season and first by which he went the minimal 5 innings to qualify for a win. The victory was his first since Aug. 9, 2023, with the Angels in opposition to San Francisco.
The 2-way star allowed one run and two hits whereas strolling two on a season-high 87 pitches, 53 for strikes, whereas retiring his closing eight batters on his bobblehead night time. On the plate, he was 1 for five with a run.
The Reds led 1-0 on Noelvi Marte's 410-foot homer on the primary pitch by Ohtani within the third. It was the third homer Ohtani has allowed this season.
The Dodgers scored 4 runs to take a 4-1 lead within the fourth. Kiké Hernández, beginning rather than injured Freddie Freeman, had a two-run single up the center.
It was the third straight single allowed by Nick Lodolo (8-7), who retired the primary 9 batters he confronted.
Lodolo deliberately walked Miguel Rojas and Dalton Dashing adopted with a two-run single to middle. Michael Conforto added a solo shot within the eighth.
Key second
Ohtani pitched his manner out of bother within the second.
With one out, he walked Spencer Steer and Jose Trevino back-to-back.
They moved up on two wild pitches — Ohtani's seventh and eighth of the season — earlier than Ke'Bryan Hayes and Matt McLain went down swinging to finish the inning.
Los Angeles pitchers struck out a franchise file 19 batters for a nine-inning sport.
