Look away, people—this series against the Pirates got ugly. Have some healthy distraction from the chaos in the Dodgers’ clubhouse and take a look at what else is happening.

Dodgers Notes

Blink, and you may have missed it. Shohei Ohtani debuted a new version of his curveball last Wednesday with a harder break and better spin, and it’s even more impressive than the curve he threw in his last healthy season as a pitcher, writes Mike Axisa at CBS Sports. After throwing 11 curveballs all season, Ohtani loosed 23 against the Reds in a single game.

And speaking of Ohtani: His 1o0th home run with the Dodgers was historic in two respects. Not only is he the fastest to reach the milestone in team history, the ball was also the hardest-hit for the Dodgers in the Statcast era, according to Ryan Yo

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