Since July 4, the Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a complete nosedive in terms of overall play, and that all came to a head on Wednesday afternoon after the Angels completed the sweep of the Dodgers in the Freeway Series, making the 69-52 San Diego Padres the new first-place team in the NL West.

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 Angeles Angels nearly two years ago.