BALTIMORE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani tossed 3 2/3 shutout innings Friday night in a surprise start for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Baltimore after teammate Tyler Glasnow was scratched because of back stiffness.

Ohtani threw 70 pitches, 44 for strikes, and reached 101.5 mph with his four-seam fastball against Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. The 31-year-old right-hander allowed three hits and a walk while striking out five as the slumping Dodgers lost 2-1 in the opener of a three-game series.

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