Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw six scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, extending MLB's longest active scoreless pitching streak to 22 2/3 innings. He also reached base safely, continuing the league's longest active on-base streak at 36 games. The performance marked Ohtani's return to two-way play in the 2026 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani made his first pitching start of the 2026 season on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians. He delivered six innings of one-hit, scoreless ball, building on a streak that began in the final 16 2/3 innings of the 2025 regular season. This marks the longest scoreless streak of Ohtani's career and the longest active in Major League Baseball. Ohtani recorded one hit and two walks at the plate, reaching base safely in all five of Los Angeles' games this season. The on-base streak carried over from the final 31 games of 2025, totaling 36 games. During the current streak, Ohtani has slashed .276/.409/.597 with 11 homers, 29 walks, 19 RBIs, and 28 runs scored. Ohtani previously achieved a 36-game on-base streak across 2023 and 2024. The Dodgers face the Guardians again on Wednesday, with Cleveland's Gavin Williams on the mound. Ohtani once homered on the first pitch he saw from Williams on May 26, 2025, and later drew a walk in that game.
