Dodgers 4, Guardians 1: Ohtani’s Six Shutout Innings & Muncy’s Long Ball (Mar 31, 2026)

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cleveland Guardians 1 at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 belonged to Shohei Ohtani on the mound: six scoreless innings, one hit, six strikeouts, and 28 AthX FP in AthX Engine tracking—while Max Muncy’s solo homer off Kolby Allard and a two-run eighth from Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages padded the lead. Cleveland mustered only two hits total; Brayan Rocchio’s ninth-inning RBI single off Edwin Díaz plated Kyle Manzardo for the Guardians’ only run. Tanner Bibee took the loss (4 IP, 1 ER).

Game narrative / key moments

Andy Pages singled home Will Smith in the fourth for 1–0 Dodgers (ESPN). Muncy cleared the fence in left (410 feet) in the sixth—2–0 L.A. Teoscar Hernández plated Freddie Freeman in the eighth; Pages added another RBI single—4–0. Rocchio’s RBI single in the ninth put Cleveland on the board—4–1 final.

Ohtani hit Angel Martínez with a pitch and walked two; Guardians hitters struck out six times against him. Rhys Hoskins doubled off Ohtani for Cleveland’s only hit while he was in the game (ESPN). Bibee allowed four hits and one earned over four innings—game score 52.

AthX standout performances

Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) — player page

Max Muncy (Dodgers) — 2-for-3, HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K.

Tanner Bibee (Guardians) — 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 HR.

Andy Pages (Dodgers) — 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 K.

Team & trading implications

Los Angeles posted ten hits and four runs with Ohtani anchoring the staff—AthX Engine season curves still care about April sample size; treat this as a daily ceiling for the rotation and lineup. Cleveland finished 1-for-6 with RISP and two total hits—trade the cold night, then revisit how AthX MLB season projections work for the bigger arc.

Bold takeaways

Conclusion

Low-hit games reward AthX FP honesty: Ohtani won the box score; Muncy and Pages gave the Dodgers enough cushion to close 4–1.

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*Sources: ESPN box score. AthX fantasy points from AthX Engine daily_player_stats for March 31, 2026 where cited. This write-up is for information only and is not financial advice.*