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Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers pitched his final start of the first half against the Giants on the 12th, throwing three innings—the longest since his return as a pitcher. He threw 36 pitches, struck out four batters including three in a row, and allowed no runs.

Thanks to Ohtanis strong pitching, the Dodgers won 2-1 and ended their seven-game losing streak.

Shohei Ohtani, who returned as a pitcher in June, played as the leadoff hitter and pitcher in the game against the Giants held in San Francisco on the 12th, taking on his final two-way appearance of the first half of the season.

First, he stepped up to bat as the leadoff hitter and was out on a grounder to first base. Then, in the bottom of the inning, he took the mound as the starting pitcher.

On this day, he mainly used fastballs, and the first batter faced 159.

Struck out swinging on a 1-kilogram straight pitch, and the next batter faced the fastest pitch of the game at 160.

He struck out a batter swinging with a 7-kilometer straight fastball, and then struck out two consecutive batters, all with straight fastballs.

The next batter, Devers, struck out swinging on a low, well-controlled slider, making it three consecutive strikeouts to start the game.

He allowed his first runner of the game twice via walks, but in the end, he got Schmidt to hit a short fly ball with a powerful pitch, and did not allow any runs this inning either.

After returning as a pitcher, Ohtani took the mound for the third inning for the first time and struck out the ninth batter, Bailey, looking with a slider for his fourth strikeout of the day.

A cut ball that came in over the plate to the next batter, Yastremski, was hit into right field for his first hit, but he retired the following batters and kept the opponent scoreless for three innings.

Ohtani left the mound this inning, and in his fifth appearance since returning, he threw a season-high 36 pitches over three innings, allowing just one hit, striking out four, walking one, and giving up no runs.

The ERA is 1.

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Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts as a batter in this game.

In the eighth inning, with the Dodgers leading by two runs, their lead was cut to just one, but the relief pitchers held on, and they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory, ending their losing streak at seven.