The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the San Francisco Giants, 9-3, on Monday evening and not only fell to 24-17 on the year, but dropped to second place in the National League West. Despite his average fastball speed increasing from his previous outing, right-hander Roki Sasaki allowed three earned runs off of six hits through five-plus innings of work, drawing the loss in Monday's game. After the defeat to the rivals up North, manager Dave Roberts announced that superstar Shohei Ohtani would be left out of the lineup on both Wednesday and Thursday. This won't interfere with Ohtani's scheduled start on the mound Wednesday in San Francisco. The four-time MVP went 0-for-5 on Monday night with a pair of strikeouts. In other news, the Dodgers optioned infielder Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City. In an exciting corresponding move, the Dodgers activated superstar Mookie Betts off the 10-day injured list. Betts went 1-for-5 in his return on Monday.…