Dodgers shut out Padres 4‑0 behind Ohtani’s strong outing
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Shohei Ohtani pitched the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday at PETCO Park, earning his fourth win of the season.
Ohtani allowed five hits over seven innings, striking out six and walking none, to improve to 4-2. He also scored a run in the fifth inning on Kyle Tucker’s single.
The Dodgers scored one run in each of the first, second, fifth and ninth innings, totaling 10 hits. Max Muncy scored on a sacrifice fly by Teoscar Hernandez in the second.
Randy Vásquez took the loss for San Diego, falling to 5-2 after allowing three runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 and Gavin Sheets 1-for-4 for the Padres, who managed only five hits. Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts each finished 0-for-4.
The Dodgers improved to 31-19, while the Padres dropped to 29-20. Attendance was 41,888 and the game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.