Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers

On a Shohei Ohtani start day, one of the biggest spectacles comes not when he's on the mound, nor when he's at the plate, but as he's transitioning from one to the other. When Ohtani finishes an inning on the mound, he has just two minutes to swap his cap for a helmet and his glove for a bat. After changing his equipment, he must switch up his mentality from his game plan on the mound to his approach at the plate. He makes shifting from pitching to hitting and back again look easy, amazing his teammates and coaches -- who know the transition is anything but. Ohtani's two-way show was on for the first time this season on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, when he was the winning pitcher in a 4-1 victory over the Guardians. He struck out six hitters across six scoreless innings, issuing three walks, but only allowing one hit. Dating back to last Aug. 27, Ohtani has not allowed a run in his last 22 2/3 regular-season innings. It is the longest streak of his Major League career and the longest active streak in the Majors. After he came back strong from a second major elbow surgery last year, both Ohtani and the Dodgers believe that he can take another step forward as a pitcher. "Last year, I felt good. But this year, I do feel a lot more loose and easy pitching overall," Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton. "Looking back at today’s outing specifically, that wasn’t necessarily the case. So that’s something I want to work on."