Ohtani allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out 12 over seven innings, but he dropped to 6-3 on the season in Wednesday's 2-0 loss to the Dodgers.
Ohtani also went 0-for-3 at the plate, and Luis Rengifo had the only two hits for the Angels in a low-scoring loss. The one blemish on Ohtani's line was Freddie Freeman's fourth-inning solo home run, but the standout right-hander otherwise finished with double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season. The strong outing lowered his ERA to 3.13 with a 1.04 WHIP and 117:37 K:BB over 89 innings through 15 starts. The two-way star is next expected to take the mound at home versus the White Sox next week.