With six scoreless innings on the mound Tuesday night, Ohtani reached 22.2 innings pitched without allowing a run, the longest such active streak in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n
At the plate, he also reached base three times, twice on walks and once on a single.<\/p>\n
That makes 36 straight games reaching base safely. Again, that\u2019s the longest active streak in the majors.<\/p>\n
How Did Shohei Ohtani Do on Tuesday?<\/p>\n
Streaks aside, Ohtani performed admirably Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
In addition to allowing no runs, he gave up only one hit. He also struck out six batters against three walks.<\/p>\n
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Mar 31, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) looks out at the scoreboard during a challenge of a ball\/strike call in the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
And he did all that in a rain storm, very uncharacteristic weather for Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n
After the game,\u00a0Ohtani told SportsNet LA\u2019s Kirsten Watson<\/a>\u00a0that the weather was indeed a factor.<\/p>\n \u201cThe mound was challenging with the weather, but it was still a solid experience for my first start, with so many left-handed hitters in the Guardians\u2019 lineup, I let [catcher Will] Smith handle the pitch calling,\u201d he said through a translator.<\/p>\n Much like Ohtani did to him, Smith deflected credit back to the superstar when\u00a0he spoke with SNLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was really good. He was mixing all his pitches effectively to retire batters. Six scoreless innings, right? It was a truly outstanding start,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n How Did Shohei Ohtani Handle Hitting?<\/p>\n Ohtani was dealing on the mound, but he also performed admirably at the plate, where was 1-for-3 with a single, and he also walked twice.<\/p>\n Ohtani and other Dodgers stars have been\u00a0off to a relatively slow start at the plate<\/a>\u00a0in 2026, but the Japanese superstar had a better excuse than most.<\/p>\n He had to quickly change gear when he was due up at the plate.<\/p>\n At one point, Ohtani appeared to briefly forget he was due to hit<\/a>, heading to the bench before realizing he had to don his gear and and prepare to hit.<\/p>\n LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n![\"App](\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\"){kind=icon}
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