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,

Ohtani has allowed one earned run and four hits with six strikeouts in six innings pitched. In his most recent outing, a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday, he threw a season-high 31 pitches and struck out the side in the top of the second.