The Phillies vs. Dodgers game Tuesday night in Dodger Stadium was a wild one, with the Phillies eventually prevailing, 9-6 .
The story ended a lot different than it started.
Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani made his 13th start of the season as a pitcher. To say he was sharp would be an understatement. He carved the Phillies up for five scoreless innings, allowing only one walk while striking out five. He didn't even allow a hit, but was pulled from the game after 68 pitches.
It wasn't all too shocking, given the way the Dodgers are handling Ohtani in his return this season on the mound from elbow surgery. His season high in pitches so far this season is 80, but he hasn't yet thrown more than five innings, so this seems to be the plan with Ohtani, at least for now. He just