Ohtani was at the plate to open the top of the sixth inning as the Dodgers trailed 7–0. On a 3–2 count, Freddy Peralta threw a changeup that visibly missed low and inside. Barber called it strike three. Ohtani immediately protested, said something, then demonstrably shook his head on the way back to the dugout. It was a rare, justified, outburst.

Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani worked two scoreless innings against the Houston Astros in his fourth mound start of the season.

It’s not often that fans get to watch Shohei Ohtani upset at the plate. The Dodgers star is known for his calm and pleasant nature, but this time, fans got the opportunity to watch him frustrated at the plate over a shocking strike-three call.