Overview

• Shohei Ohtani logged his longest outing since 2023 with six scoreless innings, eight strikeouts and no walks on 91 pitches against Arizona.
• Los Angeles squandered a 4-0 lead in a 5-4 loss on a Geraldo Perdomo walk-off single, with the bullpen allowing five runs over the final three innings.
• Closer Tanner Scott was charged with his MLB-leading 10th blown save, part of a monthlong relief slide that has frustrated manager Dave Roberts.
• Andrew Friedman affirmed Ohtani will be used as a starter in the postseason, though Roberts said the rotation order for the wild-card round remains undecided.
• To stabilize late innings, the Dodgers plan to activate rookie Roki Sasaki for relief and are weighing unconventional options such as using Clayton Kershaw out of the bullpen.