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Dodgers miss Shohei Ohtani’s bat, can’t get him off the hook for loss to Marlins

Nypost · · 923 words · By Jack Harris
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“they couldn’t get the two-way star off the hook for a loss in a 2-1 defeat to the Miami Marlins”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Miami Marlins defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on a Tuesday night game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Marlins vs Dodgers final score: Miami Marlins 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1. The Dodgers vs Marlins box score 2026 is now logged in the history books. It’s a loss for LA.
https://visitlymagazine.com/marlins-vs-dodgers/
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen says he is tired, and it has nothing to do with an exhausting road trip to start the second half that included a handful of games that went late…
https://abc7.com/post/ryu-strong-again-as-dodgers-get-past-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Miami Marlins v Los Angeles Dodgers.Former Dodger Dylan Floro (0-2) gave up one run and one hit in one inning of relief. The Dodgers tied the game 1-1 on Thompson's RBI double down the third-base line…
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-edge-marlins…
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“Ohtani pitched just fine in his six-inning, two-run, nine-strikeout outing”
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Two independent sources confirm Ohtani pitched six innings, allowed two runs, and had nine strikeouts in the loss to the Marlins.
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web search NEUTRAL — He went two innings and struck out two, allowing one run (on a double by Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and a single by Jose Lopez), relieved by Nishi with a 1–0 deficit. The PL would lose 8–6 but he got a no-dec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani stuck to pitching and did his part, delivering another six-inning start with minimal damage. But the Dodgers couldn’t find much offense to support him in their 2-1 loss to …
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/114566/s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani, who started on the mound that day, concentrated only on pitching instead of two-way play and delivered a heroic performance of six innings, five hits allowed, four walks, nine strikeouts, two …
https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-sports/2026/04/29/VQERPRMQUBCIJ…
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“finishing the night with a 0.60 ERA through five starts this year”
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Multiple sources confirm Ohtani had a 0.60 ERA through five starts in March and April.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani pitched just fine in his six-inning, two-run, nine-strikeout outing, finishing the night with a 0.60 ERA through five starts this year despite lacking his typically premium stuff.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/sports/dodgers-lose-to-marlins…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani has won Player of the Month six times, including four in the American League and two in the National League. But this was the first time he was honored strictly for his work on the mound. Durin…
https://ognsc.com/ohtani-lands-first-pitching-award/
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web search NEUTRAL — In March and April, Ohtani made five starts and went 2–1 with a 0.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 34 strikeouts against nine walks in 30 innings. He went six innings in each start and allowed two earned runs to…
https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/shohei-ohtani-pitcher-of-the-…
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“for the second time this season, the Dodgers elected to leave Ohtani out of the batting order in a game he pitched”
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Multiple sources confirm the Dodgers elected to leave Ohtani out of the batting order during his pitching starts twice this season to manage his workload.
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web search NEUTRAL — But for the second time this season, the Dodgers elected to leave Ohtani out of the batting order in a game he pitched as part of their plan to manage his workload this season. Shohei Ohtani reacts af…
https://www.aol.com/articles/dodgers-miss-shohei-ohtnai-bat-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani made his fifth start on Tuesday, and he has not batted in two of those games. Getting a day off at the plate was likely welcomed by Ohtani since the Dodgers have played 12 consecutive games.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25423569-dodgers-dave-ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — A week earlier, Ohtani was held out of the lineup while pitching for the first time since 2021 because he was still sore from getting hit by a pitch. The 31-year-old Ohtani entered with a batting aver…
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/04/…
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“the Dodgers (20-10)”
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The provided search results for the Dodgers' record are generic (YouTube, MLB.com, or 2011 season) and do not confirm a 20-10 record at the time of this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dodgers struggled in the first half of the season but wound up finishing with a winning record thanks to playing good baseball in August and September. They still finished the season in third plac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube account for the Los Angeles Dodgers. www.dodgers.com www.dodgerinsider.com Facebook.com/Dodgers Instagram.com/Dodgers Twitter.com/Dodgers Twitter.com/DodgerInsider Snapchat.com/Dodger…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05cNJvMKzDLRPo59X2Xx7g
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Los Angeles Dodgers with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers
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“Miami starter Janson Junk kept them off-balance in a scoreless six-inning start”
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The search results returned information about 'Pro Sights' for archery, not the baseball player Janson Junk.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2019 · The new Black Gold Pro sight is the lastest of the Black Gold Bow sights. It features a number of awesome improvements that you'll want to come check out!
https://backwoodspursuit.com/black-gold-pro-sight-review/
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web search NEUTRAL — Built on the industry-leading Pro Sight platform, the Dual Trac raises the bar in target visibility while still providing dual aiming points. This bulletproof sight incorporates Black Gold’s Pro Pin, …
https://lancasterarchery.com/products/black-gold-pro-dual-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Black Gold Pro FX offers a simple and durable bow sight on their Pro Sight platform. Built with the Pro Sight pins that create a more precise aiming point and a cleaning sight picture.
https://shop.gohunt.com/products/black-gold-pro-fx-bow-sight
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“In the ninth, they got an infield single from Andy Pages”
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While Andy Pages is confirmed as a Dodgers player, the evidence provided does not mention an infield single in the ninth inning of this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Andy Pages (/ ˈpɑːhɛs / PAH-hess) (born December 8, 2000), nicknamed "Big Dog", [1] is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Pages
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite losing Tyler Glasnow to lower back pain after one inning, Los Angeles secured a 12-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday, led by a career-high, three-home run performance from Andy Pa…
https://www.mlb.com/news/andy-pages-hits-three-home-runs-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers centerfielder Andy Pages took charge in the bottom of the ninth inning with a game-saving catch in Game 7 of the World Series.
https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/dodgers-andy-pages-mak…
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“Backup catcher Dalton Rushing replaced Ohtani as the team’s designated hitter”
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The search results returned information about John Dalton (chemist) and the dalton unit, not a baseball player named Dalton Rushing.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Dalton (/ ˈdɔːltən /; 5 or 6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist whose work laid the foundations of modern atomic theory and stoichiometric chemist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dalton
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web search NEUTRAL — The dalton is commonly used in physics and chemistry to express the mass of atomic-scale objects, such as atoms, molecules, and elementary particles, both for discrete instances and multiple types of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_(unit)
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to Dalton Elementary!
https://www.cdaschools.org/dalton
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“suffered an 0-for-4 performance that included a controversial strikeout in the fifth inning on a pitch-clock violation”
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“home plate umpire Clint Vondrak”
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“the Dodgers managed just seven hits while leaving eight men stranded on base”
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“reeling off back-to-back three-hit games Sunday and Monday while reaching safely in 10 of his past 14 plate appearances overall”
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“giving up five hits and three walks that drove up his pitch count to a season-high 104”
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“The first run against Ohtani came as a result of his own defensive mistake, when he threw away a pickoff throw after hitting Agustín Ramírez with a pitch in the second inning”
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“The Marlins scored again in the fifth on an RBI single from Kyle Stowers”
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“marking only the second earned run against Ohtani in 30 innings this year”
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“catcher Will Smith, who was the lone offensive bright spot by collecting three hits”
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“the third-year slugger is now just 7-for-40 in his last 11 games –– during which time his batting average has fallen from an MLB-best .412 to .324”
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“Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.45) will square off against former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara (3-2, 3.05 ERA)”
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