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Ohtani ignites Dodgers sweep as pitching scramble deepens — May 18, 2026
The Dodgers flattened the Angels behind a revived Shohei Ohtani and a Roki Sasaki breakthrough, arriving at the Padres series with momentum. But the rotation math is still tightening as injuries force another depth move.
In this episode- DOMINANT: Shohei Ohtani & Roki Sasaki DESTROY Angels — Locked On Dodgers
OTANI IS BACK. SASAKI just broke through and the Dodgers embarrassed the Angels by a combined score of 31 to3 in Anaheim this weekend. Perfect timing right before their first Padres series of the year. You are Locked on Dodgers, your daily Los Angeles Dodgers podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network. Your team every day. I'm Harry Ruiz. That's Travis Rogers. And it's time for Locked On…
- “ALWAYS PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!!!
Love how the Dodgers are hustling and not playing Umpires themselves. First Muncy to score an out yesterday, and now Ohtani with the heads up play to not assume a ground rule double and run it out!” — r/Dodgers (123 upvotes)“I strongly believe this would only happen against the Angels” — r/baseball (299 upvotes) “I think this year proves that Shohei loves pitching more (than hitting). It’s just a happy accident that he’s a reluctant 50/50 MVP DH when he can’t pitch.” — r/baseball (122 upvotes) Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels - ABC News — ABC News
Our take: Exactly — that play only becomes chaos for the Angels because Ohtani refuses to umpire it himself. The Dodgers have had a few of these lately where basic hustle turns into free runs, and that travels.
Our take: It is cruelly funny that Ohtani leaves Anaheim and somehow the baseball gods still make the Angels chase his ricochets. That franchise has seen enough Shohei highlights from the wrong angle to last a lifetime.
Our take: We buy that pitching brings out a different version of Ohtani, but calling the 50/50 MVP bat a reluctant side hustle is beautifully ridiculous. Most players would build a statue to their career year; he treats it like killing time between starts.
Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels - ABC News
# Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels
Shohei Ohtani had a season-high five RBIs during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels
ByDAN GREENSPAN Associated Press
May 17, 2026, 1:56 AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A few days off seems to have…Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries — Info Nasional Dodgers acquire Eric Lauer amid recent pitching injuries - Yahoo Sports — Yahoo Sports
Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries # Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries Putra Published May 17, 2026 - 12:18 Last Update May 17, 2026 - 12:18 Share Smallest Font Largest Font The Los Angeles Dodgers are reevaluating their pitching rotation strategies in Anaheim after left-handed pitcher Blake Snell was placed on the injured list Friday…
Dodgers acquire Eric Lauer amid recent pitching injuries - Yahoo Sports
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Amid a wave of recent pitching injuries, the Dodgers are adding some…Starting Pitchers for San Diego Series — r/Dodgers (231 pts, 34 comments)
Dodgers are riding high heading into SD for their highly anticipated first meeting of the season, after sweeping the Angels. This series will wrap up this 13-game stretch, and notably, Shohei's start has been swapped with Emmet's to align the day off after his start.
Here are the matchups:
1. Yamamoto vs. Michael King (RHP, 2.63 ERA)
2. Sheehan vs. Griffin Canning (RHP, 10.64 ERA)
3. Ohtani vs.…
Daily TopFive for Dodgers Daily Podcast. Links above go to the original articles. Feedback? Email [email protected].
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By Dodgers Daily Podcast — Lantern PodcastsThe Dodgers flattened the Angels behind a revived Shohei Ohtani and a Roki Sasaki breakthrough, arriving at the Padres series with momentum. But the rotation math is still tightening as injuries force another depth move.
In this episode- DOMINANT: Shohei Ohtani & Roki Sasaki DESTROY Angels — Locked On Dodgers
OTANI IS BACK. SASAKI just broke through and the Dodgers embarrassed the Angels by a combined score of 31 to3 in Anaheim this weekend. Perfect timing right before their first Padres series of the year. You are Locked on Dodgers, your daily Los Angeles Dodgers podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network. Your team every day. I'm Harry Ruiz. That's Travis Rogers. And it's time for Locked On…
- “ALWAYS PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!!!
Love how the Dodgers are hustling and not playing Umpires themselves. First Muncy to score an out yesterday, and now Ohtani with the heads up play to not assume a ground rule double and run it out!” — r/Dodgers (123 upvotes)“I strongly believe this would only happen against the Angels” — r/baseball (299 upvotes) “I think this year proves that Shohei loves pitching more (than hitting). It’s just a happy accident that he’s a reluctant 50/50 MVP DH when he can’t pitch.” — r/baseball (122 upvotes) Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels - ABC News — ABC News
Our take: Exactly — that play only becomes chaos for the Angels because Ohtani refuses to umpire it himself. The Dodgers have had a few of these lately where basic hustle turns into free runs, and that travels.
Our take: It is cruelly funny that Ohtani leaves Anaheim and somehow the baseball gods still make the Angels chase his ricochets. That franchise has seen enough Shohei highlights from the wrong angle to last a lifetime.
Our take: We buy that pitching brings out a different version of Ohtani, but calling the 50/50 MVP bat a reluctant side hustle is beautifully ridiculous. Most players would build a statue to their career year; he treats it like killing time between starts.
Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels - ABC News
# Shohei Ohtani getting on track with season-high 5 RBIs in Dodgers' rout of Angels
Shohei Ohtani had a season-high five RBIs during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels
ByDAN GREENSPAN Associated Press
May 17, 2026, 1:56 AM
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A few days off seems to have…Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries — Info Nasional Dodgers acquire Eric Lauer amid recent pitching injuries - Yahoo Sports — Yahoo Sports
Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries # Dodgers Restructure Rotation Following Snell and Glasnow Injuries Putra Published May 17, 2026 - 12:18 Last Update May 17, 2026 - 12:18 Share Smallest Font Largest Font The Los Angeles Dodgers are reevaluating their pitching rotation strategies in Anaheim after left-handed pitcher Blake Snell was placed on the injured list Friday…
Dodgers acquire Eric Lauer amid recent pitching injuries - Yahoo Sports
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Amid a wave of recent pitching injuries, the Dodgers are adding some…Starting Pitchers for San Diego Series — r/Dodgers (231 pts, 34 comments)
Dodgers are riding high heading into SD for their highly anticipated first meeting of the season, after sweeping the Angels. This series will wrap up this 13-game stretch, and notably, Shohei's start has been swapped with Emmet's to align the day off after his start.
Here are the matchups:
1. Yamamoto vs. Michael King (RHP, 2.63 ERA)
2. Sheehan vs. Griffin Canning (RHP, 10.64 ERA)
3. Ohtani vs.…
Daily TopFive for Dodgers Daily Podcast. Links above go to the original articles. Feedback? Email [email protected].