After giving up consecutive singles to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez, Manny Machado hits a sacrifice fly out of the zone to give San Diego an early lead. The defense then helped Ohtani as Gavin Sheets grounded out to second base and Xander Bogaerts grounded out to third base to end the inning.

"Yeah, it changed quite a bit," Ohtani told the Japanese media, according to a translation from DodgersBeat. "My arm slot dropped, and that was mainly due to better coordination with my lower body. At this stage, we felt that lowering the angle would give us the best results, so it happened naturally."

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So. daily Fantasy baseball players should expect Ohtani to only pitch the first inning or two on Monday in a pseudo-rehab start against the San Diego Padres. But given Ohtani hasn't pitched in 22 months,

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The day that the Dodgers have been waiting for since they signed Shohei Ohtani to a then-record contract is nearly here: Ohtani's first start as a pitcher in a Dodgers uniform is set for Monday night against the Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Diego Padres. Los Angeles is 44-29 overall and 26-12 in home games. The Dodgers have a 28-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.