Ohtani Tosses Six Scoreless in Dodgers' 4-1 Win

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani delivered a dominant pitching performance in his 2026 season debut, tossing six scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The two-way player allowed just one hit while striking out six and walking three, anchoring a 4-1 victory that improved the Dodgers to 4-1.

Ohtani retired the first seven batters he faced before issuing back-to-back walks to Gabriel Arias and Steven Kwan in the third inning. He escaped the jam with help from an overturned call on his first automated ball-strike challenge, which shifted the count in his favor against C.J. Abrams, leading to a swinging strikeout. The only hit came on a two-out double by Rhys Hoskins in the fourth. Ohtani mixed his pitches effectively, using six types including a sweeper, splitter and curveball, while his fastball averaged in the upper 90s. He hit Angel Martinez with a 96 mph fastball in the fifth and walked Kyle Manzardo in the sixth amid steady drizzle, prompting groundskeepers to groom the mound's landing spot. Ohtani then retired Hoskins on one pitch to cap his outing on 87 pitches.

The Dodgers provided modest run support, scoring first...