LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani , Will Klein and Tanner Scott had their combined no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies broken up in the eighth inning on Wednesday night.
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Scott took over to start the eighth and allowed a two-out single to right by Tyler Freeman after Ohtani and Will Klein combined for seven hitless innings.
Klein started the seventh after Ohtani tossed six innings of one-run ball. The Japanese right-hander struck out seven and walked four. Ohtani left the game after throwing 99 pitches, 56 for strikes.
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Ohtani allowed an earned run in the fourth on Willi Castro’s groundout to second, raising his ERA to 0.82.
Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first, the second straight mound start in which he’s gone deep.
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Klein retired the side in the seventh, helped by an inning-ending double play.
The Dodgers led 3-1 at the time.
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