LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had his longest start and most strikeouts since joining the Dodgers, but he was not alone in getting swing-and-miss from the Reds on Wednesday night. Five Dodgers pitchers combined to strike out 19 batters, the most in franchise history in a nine-inning game.
After Ohtani fanned nine in his five innings, Jack Dreyer struck out two in the sixth, Justin Wrobleski loaded the bases but struck out two in the seventh, Edgardo Henriquez struck out three in the eighth, and Blake Treinen worked around a hit and walk to strike out three more to close out the win, the fourth straight for the Dodgers.
“That’s a big number, and speaks to what our guys can do and the talent we have, the swing and miss,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Really good performance.”
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