Ohtani, after pitching, lifts LA at plate

Shohei Ohtani pitched an inning for the first time in nearly two years and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday.

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Ohtani, who is back to pitching after undergoing a second Tommy John procedure in 2023, started and gave up one run and two hits on 28 pitches in his lone inning of work, reaching 100.2mph on a fastball. At the plate, he had an RBI double in the third inning and a run-scoring single in the fourth.

Max Muncy had a two-run single and Will Smith collected two hits as the Dodgers won for the sixth time in eight games. Ben Casparius (5-1) got the win in relief, and Kirby Yates pitched a perfect ninth inning for his second save.