Dodgers' Ohtani goes 3 scoreless innings vs. SF

SAN FRANCISCO -- Shohei Ohtani pitched 3 scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants connected Saturday arsenic the Dodgers prima continues to enactment his mode backmost from elbow surgery.

Working arsenic an opener for the 5th clip this play aft not pitching successful each of 2024, Ohtani threw 36 pitches, 25 for strikes portion serving arsenic Los Angeles' opener for the 5th clip this season. He allowed 1 deed and struck retired the broadside connected 12 pitches successful the archetypal inning erstwhile his fastball was doubly clocked astatine 99.9 mph.

Shohei shuts 'em down for 3 innings. pic.twitter.com/biCJlZ3UkQ

The Giants lone 2 runners against Ohtani came connected a four-pitch locomotion to Jung Hoo Lee successful the 2nd inning and Mike Yastrzemski's azygous successful the third. He departed with a 1-0 pb aft 3 innings.

The two-way Japanese star, who did not transportation successful each of 2024, was besides the team's designated hitter and deed successful the leadoff. He grounded retired successful his archetypal 2 at-bats.

Ohtani has allowed 1 tally and 5 hits implicit 9 innings this season.