Ohtani was at the plate to open the top of the sixth inning as the Dodgers trailed 7–0. On a 3–2 count, Freddy Peralta threw a changeup that visibly missed low and inside. Barber called it strike three. Ohtani immediately protested, said something, then demonstrably shook his head on the way back to the dugout. It was a rare, justified, outburst.

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani threw two scoreless innings in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday, his 31st birthday. Ohtani, making his fourth pitching start of the season,