Dodgers Make Shohei Ohtani Announcement After Padres Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Dodgers have continued to assert their dominance in the NL West, sitting atop the division with a 46-29 record that has expanded their lead to 4.5 games over the San Francisco Giants (41-33) and the San Diego Padres (39-34).

Shohei Ohtani allowed an early run in his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but quickly made up for it with two clutch hits and a pair of RBIs in a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

Pitching for the first time since August 2023 and for the first time as a Dodger, Ohtani gives up a run in his one inning. But he drives in two at the plate as they win for the fifth time in their