Los Angeles-Shohei Ohtani spent a season-high nine in five innings for his first victory for the Dodgers when Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 5-1 on Wednesday evening to be the first team that this season fought the Reds.
The Dodgers won their fourth consecutive match and extended their NL West to two games about San Diego, who lost 4-3 in Seattle.
Ohtani (1-1) bounced back against the Reds in his 11th start of the season and first in which he went the at least five innings to be eligible for a victory. The victory was his first since August 9, 2023, with the angels against San Francisco.
The two-way star allowed one run and two hits while walking two on a season-high 87 throws, 53 for strikes, while he retired his last eight batters on his Bobblehead evening. On the plate he was 1 by 5 with a run.
The Reds led 1-0 on the 410-foot Homer by Noelvi Marte on the first throw of Ohtani in the third. It was the third Homer Ohtani who allowed this season.
The Dodgers scored four points to take a 4-1 lead in the fourth. Kiké Hernández, starting instead of wounded Freddie Freeman, had a two-run single in the middle.
It was the third straight single allowed by Nick Lodolo (8-7), who withdrew the first nine batters with which he was confronted.
Lodolo deliberately ran Miguel Rojas and Dalton Rushing followed with a two-run single to the middle. Michael Conforto added a solo recording in the eighth.
Important moment
Ohtani threw his way out of trouble in the second.
With one he walked Spencer Steer and Jose Trevino back-to-back.
They went up on two wild throws – Ohtani’s seventh and eighth of the season – before Ke’bryan Hayes and Matt McLain swing to end the inning.
Los Angeles-Districts spent a franchise record 19 batters for a competition of nine inning.
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