MLB insider Jon Heyman provided an answer of sorts on Tuesday. Though the Dodgers are tied for first place in the competitive NL West, Los Angeles is a bit light on healthy starters; Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell both hit the injured list on Monday, and the Dodgers bullpen has thrown the most innings of any relief corps in baseball to this point.

During the second pitch of the Los Angeles Dodgers' matchup against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani was a part of something that has only happened 30

Shohei Ohtani’s chase for another 50/50 season is real—math and stamina will decide if baseball’s unicorn can do it again.