"I was pretty happy with the pitch count today. In terms of the next outing, I do want to be better at executing in two-strike counts. I just didn't finish off hitters as much as I wanted to."
"Once the season starts you've got to see how he's feeling, how his stuff looks, how he's throwing the baseball. If the rest of spring training goes smoothly, Roberts said he expects Ohtani to be ready to throw about five innings in his first regular-season start."
Shohei Ohtani made his first spring training start for the Dodgers, pitching 4⅓ innings against the San Francisco Giants while allowing just one hit and no runs. He exceeded manager Dave Roberts' initial innings goal, walking two batters and hitting one. Ohtani expressed satisfaction with his pitch count but acknowledged needing improvement in two-strike situations. He is scheduled for another start in the Freeway Series before the regular season begins. Roberts expects Ohtani to be ready for approximately five innings in his first regular-season start. Ohtani's preparation included competing in the World Baseball Classic for Japan as a position player while building up his pitching separately.
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