Shohei Ohtani's on-base streak ends at 53 games: Where does it rank in MLB history?

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For the fourth time in five games, the Los Angeles Dodgers were losers Wednesday night, falling to the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park (SF 3, LA 0). Patrick Bailey's seventh-inning three-run homer provided the game's only runs. The Dodgers have scored one run in the first two games of their series with the Giants.

Shohei Ohtani got the start for the Dodgers and was terrific, striking out seven in six shutout innings. He has a 0.38 through four starts and 24 innings. More notably, Ohtani went 0 for 4 with one strikeout at the plate Wednesday, ending his 53-game on-base streak. That dated back to Aug. 24 of last season. Ohtani hit .279/.399/.583 with 16 home runs during the 53 games.

The 53-game on-base streak is tied for the longest since the Dodgers left Brooklyn and moved to Los Angeles in 1958. It is the second-longest in franchise history overall. Here are the team's longest on-base streaks:

1. Duke Snider: 58 games (May 13 to July 11, 1954)
   t-2. Shohei Ohtani: 53 games (Aug. 24, 2025 to April 21, 2026)
   t-2. Shawn Green: 53 games (April 25 to June 23, 2000)
2. Willie Keeler: 50 games (Aug. 22, 1900 to April 22, 1901)
3. Ron Cey: 47 games (Sept. 9, 1975 to May 12, 1976)

"You could see him hustling down the line to keep that inning going and to get that infield hit," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Ohtani tied Green on Tuesday (via MLB.com). "Shawn had a great streak. For him to tie that streak, or eclipse (it), says a lot about Shohei. He's really not hit his stride yet. He's really not comfortable with his swing. It just shows that he's an impact player. He's getting on base. The streak speaks to that."