Will Shohei Ohtani’s 2025 Pitching Debut Shatter Strikeout Records in Epic Padres-Dodgers Showdown?

Shohei had a 38-19 record for the Los Angeles Angels from 2018-23. He has a 3.14 ERA and a 3.31 Fielding Independent Pitching with 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings. So, if Ohtani never picked up a bat, he’d still be a perennial Cy Young candidate, barring health. Again, he’s the best baseball player ever, which I wish wasn’t true as a lifelong New York Yankees fan. 

At DraftKings, the Dodgers are -157 moneyline favorites at the time of writing and the Padres are +128 ‘dogs. The total is 9 with an Over of -115 and Under of -105. Shohei will likely be on a pitch count and won’t be eligible for a win. In fact, this will essentially be a “bullpen day” for the Dodgers with Ohtani only pitching one or two innings. 

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