Ohtani’s 18th and final pitch Sunday afternoon was a cutter that Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe flailed at, starting the chain with little time for Ohtani to celebrate a scoreless second outing off of elbow surgery or his first two strikeouts in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.

Freddie Freeman is continuing to mire in arguably his worst month during his time with the Dodgers, as he is a .200 hitter (15 for 75) in the month of June and he hasn’t gone deep since homering back on Mother’s Day.

Shohei Ohtani’s conditioning is been otherworldly, but Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts still appreciates his two-way superstar needs a break. Roberts said he is inclined to move Ohtani out of his customary leadoff spot and further down in the Dodgers lineup on days he pitches.