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Bill Plunkett

@billplunkettocr

Dodgers beat writer, Orange County Register/Southern California Newspaper Group

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Meanwhile, Padres starter Dylan Cease struck out Ohtani-Betts-Freeman in the bottom of the 1st. Cease held the #Dodgers to 2 hits in 7 scoreless IP, striking out 11 in SD last week

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Five balls put in play against #Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, only 1 met Statcast threshold for "hard-hit ball" -- Luis Arraez's line drive single had an exit velocity of 95.6 mph

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#Dodgers have figured Dylan Cease out in the 4th inning. Three consecutive hits including two-run single by Max Muncy gets the lead back

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Cease hits Andy Pages with a pitch and Pages gestures angrily towards the mound. Dave Roberts, Teoscar Hernandez leave the #Dodgers dugout, rush to Pages before things settle down

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#Dodgers Shohei Ohtani said he planned to sit 95-96 mph tonight. Excitement of the moment pushed it higher (he averaged 99.1 mph on 9 four seam fastballs and topped out at 100.2 mph)

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While #Dodgers Shohei Ohtani was returning to the mound for the first time in 2 years, his former interpreter and close friend, Ippei Mizuhara, was reporting to federal prison to start serving his 57-month sentence for stealing $17m from Ohtani ocregister.com/2025/06/16/for…

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Now that Shohei Ohtani is a two-way player again, the #Dodgers have questions to answer and challenges to meet -- how often does he pitch, how deep does he go, will it affect his offense, will he need days off .... ocregister.com/2025/06/16/dod…

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It had been so long since Shohei Ohtani pitched that it seemed like the first time. It was on this kind of MLB stage -- a packed #Dodgers Stadium, the reigning World Series champs. Dave Roberts: "I was kind of fanboying for like half an inning" ocregister.com/2025/06/16/sho…

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#Dodgers Dave Roberts has asked Braves mgr Brian Snitker and Marlins mgr Clayton McCullough to join his coaching staff for the All Star Game