The Los Angeles Dodgers have been searching for answers at the plate, and on Wednesday night, they finally found some—just in time to back up another masterpiece from their superstar pitcher.

Shohei Ohtani delivered his latest gem, tossing seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts while lowering his ERA to a microscopic 0.82. It's the kind of dominance that makes you wonder if he's even human, but the real story was the offense finally waking up from its recent slumber.

The Dodgers' lineup, which had been mired in a frustrating stretch where they couldn't find the long ball or cash in with runners in scoring position, flipped the script against the Giants. In the third inning, Santiago Espinal and Mookie Betts went back-to-back with home runs—only the second time this season the Dodgers have pulled off that feat. Then, in the fourth, they manufactured two more runs on an RBI single from Teoscar Hernández and a sacrifice fly from Alex Call.

Was it a full breakout? Not exactly. The Dodgers went scoreless over their final four innings, a reminder that this offense still has work to do. But on a night when Ohtani was dealing, it didn't need to be a fireworks show. It just needed to be enough.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak and kept the Dodgers from matching a season-worst five-game skid. At 25-18, they're still in second place in the NL West, a half-game behind the Padres. But after a 9-14 stretch that had fans pulling their hair out, this felt like a step in the right direction.

For a team that expects to contend for a title, Wednesday's performance was a reminder of what they can be when everything clicks. And for Ohtani, it was just another night of doing what he does best—making baseball look easy.