Shohei Ohtani is pitching like a man on a mission—but you wouldn't know it from his win-loss record.

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar has been absolutely dominant on the mound this season, posting a jaw-dropping 0.97 ERA through six starts in 2026. Yet somehow, he sits at just 2-2. That's not a typo.

Ohtani has delivered at least six innings in every single start—more than enough to qualify for a win under normal circumstances. But the Dodgers' bats have gone quiet when he needs them most. In fact, over his last nine regular-season starts dating back to 2025, Ohtani is the only pitcher in MLB to throw at least 50 innings while allowing four or fewer earned runs total—and still end up with two or fewer wins. That's a level of run-support futility we've never seen before.

After his outing on Tuesday, May 5, Ohtani now ranks seventh-lowest in the majors for run support, averaging just 2.83 runs per start. The pattern is painfully familiar: another gem from Shohei, another wasted opportunity.

Take his latest start against the Astros, for example. Ohtani was electric, allowing just two runs—both on solo home runs on pitches that weren't even badly located. He went seven full innings, struck out eight, and surrendered only two additional hits. His fastball had extra life, clocking in harder than it has all season, and his sweeper was absolutely filthy—leaving even Jose Altuve swinging at air on a pitch that seemed to defy physics.

Mechanically, Ohtani is in perfect sync. Every pitch was up by at least 0.4 mph, and the spin rate on his key offerings jumped by 77 RPM. He was locked in, hitting his spots with precision and generating weak contact or strikeouts all night long.

So what happened? The Dodgers managed just one run. Their offense went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position—the lone hit being a Kyle Tucker RBI single. They left eight runners on base and didn't score after the fifth inning. A 22-14 team that should be thriving instead left their ace hanging once again.

For a player of Ohtani's caliber—a once-in-a-generation talent who can dominate on the mound and at the plate—this kind of run-support drought is almost unheard of. He's doing everything right. Now he just needs his teammates to do their part.