Los Angeles Dodgers ace Shohei Ohtani is back on the mound and turning heads, recording back-to-back strikeouts in his second start.

Most notably, Ohtani recorded his first pitching strikeout as a Dodger on Sunday. His first two pitching strikeouts as a Dodger, in fact. Ohtani fanned Luis García Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe to pitch around a Mookie Betts error at shortstop. Ohtani threw 12 of his 18 pitches for strikes against the Nationals. Here's his first pitching strikeout:

Rookie catcher Dalton Rushing was behind the plate for the Dodgers on Sunday, and the game marked his first time catching for Ohtani in the regular season. In the locker room post-game, Rushing complimented Ohtani and shared what he saw from the two-way player during his outing.