PHOENIX — Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the most complete performances in modern baseball history on Wednesday night, pitching six scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 0.74 while reaching base five times at the plate as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 at Chase Field.

The two-way superstar became just the fifth player since 1900 to pitch at least six scoreless innings and reach base five or more times in the same game. He is the only one among them who did not throw a complete-game shutout, a feat made possible by the designated hitter rule change that allows two-way players to remain in the lineup after pitching.

Ohtani struck out six and walked one while allowing just two hits. He improved to 6-0 with a 0.74 ERA through 10 starts, the second-lowest mark through a pitcher's first 10 starts of a season since 1913, behind only Jacob deGrom's 0.56 in 2021. At the plate, he went 3-for-3 with two walks, raising his batting average above .300 for the first time since Opening Day.

"He's the best player that's ever walked this earth," Dodgers catcher Will Smith said. "It's fun to see him each and every day going out there and competing, giving us six scoreless innings, getting on base a bunch. You don't do that all the time."

Ohtani's performance came in a game the Dodgers dominated from start to finish. He began by retiring the first 11 batters he faced, extending a streak of 34 consecutive batters retired without a hit dating back to his previous start. Arizona's Gabriel........

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