When the Los Angeles Dodgers took the field against the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of their series, the pressure was on for Shohei Ohtani to not only show up at the plate but also get things going behind the mound, where he earned his 11th start of the season.

Looking to put his last start behind him, where he almost doubled his previous season-high hit total while surrendering five runs versus just three strikeouts, Ohtani took the mound against a struggling team down 0-2 and went on to dominate, throwing nine Ks over while deploying a new curveball he's been holding back all season long. This new twist on his typical stuff gave the Reds fits, with Ohtani throwing 19 curves against Cincinnati alone versus 11 over his other ten starts, according to Dodgers Nation's Doug McKain

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