Shohei Ohtani leads Dodgers to 7-0 win with two-way feat

Shohei Ohtani delivered a historic two-way performance on Wednesday night, pitching six scoreless innings and reaching base five times to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. The win gave the Dodgers their 16th victory in their last 20 games.

On the mound, Ohtani allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out six. He retired the first 11 batters he faced, extending a hitless streak to 9 2/3 innings before Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno doubled with two outs in the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks did not put another runner on base until the sixth, when a walk and a single put two men on with one out. Ohtani escaped the jam by inducing an inning-ending double play from Corbin Carroll. The right-hander threw 89 pitches, with his fastball reaching 100.4 mph.

The outing lowered Ohtani’s earned-run average to 0.74 through his first 10 starts of the season. According to historical data, that marks the third-lowest ERA for any pitcher in his first 10 starts since the earned run became an official statistic in 1913.

Equally dominant at the plate, Ohtani went 3-for-3 with two walks, raising his season batting average above...