#pitching-struggles

#pitching-struggles

Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani allowed a season-worst five runs. He struggled to put batters away when getting to two strikes and at times was hurt by soft contact. The Rockies took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and added onto it with three runs in the fourth. That inning also saw Ohtani get hit in the right leg by a line-drive comebacker, but he remained in the game. Ohtani threw 65 pitches and exited with the Dodgers trailing 5-0.

Stewart had a 2.38 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 34 innings with the Twins before being traded to the Dodgers, but struggled initially.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn't get out of the first inning on Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers, recording only two outs and giving up five runs (three earned) in a challenging start.

Asked how he felt, Senga, through an interpreter, said: "Not great." Despite battling a stomach bug, he still aimed to pitch effectively.