Ohtani pitches three innings for the first time and Sheehan follows, as the Dodgers take a shutout into the eighth inning and hang on to beat Giants.

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts in his first time pitching against the Giants as part of the rivalry. Including his time with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani has allowed one run in 15 career innings (0.60 ERA) against San Francisco.

Shohei Ohtani and Emmet Sheehan put up strong performances and Tanner Scott gets through the ninth in a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Michael Conforto totalizó tres hits y anotó dos veces, Shohei Ohtani dio otro paso alentador en su regreso al montículo tras una cirugía de codo y

It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park’s 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to home run king Barry Bonds.

"You could see it … that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

In his longest outing on the mound since returning from injury, ace Shohei Ohtani shut down the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, allowing just one hit and recording four strikeouts across three innings.

Yu Darvish is on the mound for the San Diego Padres. And for the Washington Nationals, Shinnosuke Ogasawara is on the bump. Ogasawara is the newest to MLB. He came over from Japan this season, and he was also hurt early in the season.