The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in an unfamiliar position after falling out of first place in the National League West for the first time since April 27.

In their first matchup since the end of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Shohei Ohtani got Mike Trout looking with a sweeper.

Shohei Ohtani returned to the Angel Stadium mound with 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, four-run ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first pitching appearance in Anaheim since he left the Los Angeles Angels nearly two years ago.