Shohei Ohtani's historic performance was not enough for the Dodgers to get the job done against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit and struck out a season-high eight in four innings on the mound, but the St.

Dodgers have been cautious and methodical with Ohtani’s workload as a pitcher, seeing anything beyond five innings in a regular-season start as unnecessary.