PHOENIX -- Shohei Ohtani is looking like a formidable force on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers as October baseball approaches, while their bullpen continues to be a liability.

Thetwo-way star had his third straight scoreless outing Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks , throwing a season-high six innings and striking out eight.

The Dodgers led 4-0 when Ohtani left the game, but the D-backs rallied against the bullpen for a 5-4 victory .

Arizona trailed 4-3 entering the ninth, before Jorge Barrosa tied the game with a sacrifice fly to deep left. Then Geraldo Perdomo ripped a two-out single to left field off Dodgers closer Tanner Scott that scored Tim Tawa from second base for the winning run.

The 31-year-old Ohtani has slowly built up his pitch count as h

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