SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday as the Dodgers star continues to work his way back from elbow surgery.Working as an opener for the fifth time this season after not pitching in all of 2024, Ohtani threw 36 pitches, 25 for strikes while serving as Los Angeles’ opener for the fifth time this season. He allowed one hit and struck out the side on 12 pitches in the first inning when his fastball was twice clocked at 99.9 mph.“Overall a very efficient outing,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “I was glad that I was able to prevent runs and we were able to keep the lead throughout the game.”The Giants only two runners against Ohtani came on a four-pitch walk to Jung Hoo Lee in the second inning and Mike Yastrzemski’s single in the third.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts noted a difference in Ohtani’s mindset when he’s on the mound.“You can just see it. ... that different demeanor that he carries on days that he pitches,” Roberts said. “He really…

Shohei Ohtani pitched three scoreless innings in the Dodgers' 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.

Michael Conforto had three hits and scored twice, Shohei Ohtani took another encouraging step back on the mound in his recovery from elbow surgery and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday to end a seven-game losing streak. Ohtani threw three scoreless innings in his…

Willy Adames homered in the second inning and hit a two-run triple in San Francisco's five-run fifth and the Giants sent the rival Los Angeles Dodgers to their seventh straight loss with an 8-7 victory Friday night. San Francisco pulled within four games of the first-place Dodgers in the NL…