In a back-and-forth clash, it was the Toronto Blue Jays who would come away victorious against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers put out all the stops on Wednesday afternoon in hopes of remaining perfect through their first road trip of the year.
Shohei Ohtani was tasked with toeing the slab at the Rogers Centre, which marked the first time he's done so since the World Series.
Despite not providing his best stuff, Ohtani logged six innings of no earned runs, but the Toronto Blue Jays came away late by a 4-3 final.
Though the Dodgers secured the series against Toronto on Tuesday, they ended their road trip with a 5-1 showing.
Ohtani was fighting his command all game and averaged around 20 pitches thrown per inning through the first three frames. But even with a not-so-familiar outing from Ohtani, he becomes the Dodgers pitcher to start a season with consecutive outings of six-plus innings and no earned runs since Kenta Maeda did it in 2016.
Apr 8, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) reacts after a pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning at Rogers Centre. -- © John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images He went six innings, allowing one run (no earned runs), on four hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.
All was looking swell for Los Angeles heading into the seventh inning.
Jack Dreyer replaced Ohtani on the mound and struggled mightily. Pitching with a two-run lead, he gave up a leadoff walk to David Schneider and allowed three straight hits to Tyler Heineman, George Springer, and Daulton Varsho.
In the blink of an eye, the contest was tied 3-3 and Dreyer blew the late-game lead.
Blake Treinen came in to replace Dreyer on the mound and was able to escape the inning.
Ben Casparius was tasked with keeping the game tied for the ninth inning. Still, after another walk issued to Schneider and an Andrés Giménez single, a throw at second by Will Smith got away from Miguel Rojas and ended up in the outfield.
The Blue Jays added another run on another Dodgers mental error.
The Dodgers had something brewing in their top half of the ninth, but Jeff Hoffman got his revenge from the Fall Classic and shut down Los Angeles.
With the loss, the Dodgers drop to a 9-3 record and are just one game short of a perfect road trip at their first go.
They have an off day on Thursday before returning home on Friday to play the Texas Rangers for a three-game weekend series.
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