Stealing bases just another elite skill for Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts

SAN DIEGO — The race to 30-30 is on.

Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts are 1-2 in stolen bases among the Dodgers. One was expected to be there. The other is surprising himself.

With Ohtani not able to pitch this season, the expectation was that he would run the bases more aggressively since he didn’t have to save his energy for the mound. It has played out that way. He went into this weekend’s series in San Diego leading the Dodgers with nine stolen bases (tied for ninth in the National League).