Randy Vásquez is slated to take the mound for San Diego.

Pages felt like the 97.7 mph fastball from Cease that hit him was intentional.

It had been 663 days between pitching appearances, depriving baseball fans of the famed wicked four-seam fastball and splitter that they have marveled at from the sport’s most unique player.

Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Dodgers, where he threw 28 pitches in the first inning.