Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday night faced his former team, the Los Angeles Angels, for the first time as a pitcher in what turned out to be a potentially crucial losing effort for the visitors.

Shohei Ohtani returned to the Angel Stadium mound with 4⅓ innings of five-hit, four-run ball for the Dodgers on Wednesday night in his first pitching appearance in Anaheim since he left the Angels nearly two years ago.

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