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Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn

One day after he had to share the stage with countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the spotlight will shine directly on Shohei Ohtani on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers go for two straight wins over the host San Francisco Giants. Yamamoto pitched the first 5 2/3 innings of the Dodgers' 6-4 win in 10 innings on Monday. He left the game immediately after allowing a go-ahead single to Heliot Ramos in the sixth. Highly decorated in Japan's pro league, Yamamoto had become the Giants' focus of attention in the offseason after they failed to lure Ohtani in free agency, falling short of the Dodgers' 10-year, $700 million offer. San Francisco also couldn't land Yamamoto, who followed Ohtani to Los Angeles