Shohei Ohtani returned to the Angel Stadium mound with 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, four-run ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first pitching appearance in Anaheim since he left the Los Angeles Angels nearly two years ago.

Since July 4, the Los Angeles Dodgers have taken a complete nosedive in terms of overall play, and that all came to a head on Wednesday afternoon after the Angels completed the sweep of the Dodgers in the Freeway Series, making the 69-52 San Diego Padres the new first-place team in the NL West.