Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages was unhappy with San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease after being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of Monday's game between the NL West rivals.

Ohtani returned to the mound for the first time since 2023 on Monday, helping the Dodgers to a 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres.

Machado even admitted that Pages is playing well in 2025. However, the Dodgers have future Hall of Famers on the roster such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.

After giving up consecutive singles to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Luis Arraez, Manny Machado hits a sacrifice fly out of the zone to give San Diego an early lead. The defense then helped Ohtani as Gavin Sheets grounded out to second base and Xander Bogaerts grounded out to third base to end the inning.

Shohei Ohtani's first time on the mound in an MLB game since August 2023 yielded mixed results with one run allowed on two hits, a wild pitch and no strikeouts in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.

"Yeah, it changed quite a bit," Ohtani told the Japanese media, according to a translation from DodgersBeat. "My arm slot dropped, and that was mainly due to better coordination with my lower body. At this stage, we felt that lowering the angle would give us the best results, so it happened naturally."

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The San Diego Padres are considered buyers as they are currently in a Wild Card spot and two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.