Ohtani's 7 Scoreless Innings Lift Dodgers Past Giants 4-0

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani delivered seven scoreless innings Wednesday night, leading his team to a 4-0 shutout victory over the San Francisco Giants and snapping a four-game losing streak.

Ohtani allowed four hits, two walks and eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to 0.82 over seven starts this season. The two-way star did not bat for the fourth time on a pitching day, and manager Dave Roberts confirmed he will rest from hitting Thursday as well to manage his workload. The Dodgers improved to 4-4 in Ohtani's starts, providing him with his most run support of the season.

The Dodgers broke through in the third inning against Giants left-hander Robbie Ray. Third baseman Santiago Espinal hit his first home run of the season, and leadoff hitter Mookie Betts followed with his third homer overall and first since returning Monday from a strained right oblique that sidelined him for a month. The back-to-back shots marked only the second time this season Los Angeles has gone deep consecutively.

The lead grew to 4-0 in the fourth. Kyle Tucker doubled, Teoscar Hernandez drove him in with an RBI single, and Alex Call added a sacrifice fly. The lineup featured right-handed...