GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Bring on the Angels. Shohei Ohtani looks ready to face his old club.

The Dodgers’ $700 million (deferred) man continued his obliteration of the Cactus League by going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs in the Dodgers’ 7-4 win over the Rockies on Sunday afternoon at Camelback Ranch. He has reached base in seven consecutive plate appearances.

And following the Dodgers’ scheduled off-day Monday, Ohtani faced the Halos, his first time facing his former team since departing in free agency.

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Though the storyline is bound to revolve around Ohtani facing his old team, the more meaningful story is that the Dodgers are planning to start Ohtani at DH for that Tuesday night game followed by a day game Wednesday against the White Sox.

Those would be Ohtani’s first games on back-to-back days of the spring -- another significant step in his recovery from the September elbow surgery that will keep him on the shelf as a pitcher this year.

“I think he’s probably ahead of where we expected,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But even talking to him this winter, he said he felt incredible. He was encouraged about his progression. To see where he’s at right now, it’s obviously a good thing. But I don’t think he’s surprised by it.”

Ohtani has played three spring games and rocked them all, compiling a .714/.778/1.429 slash line in nine plate appearances.

On Sunday, Mookie Betts, Ohtani and Freddie Freeman rudely greeted Rockies starter Austin Gomber with consecutive singles in the first inning -- a window into what we’re likely to see often from the Dodgers’ Big Three atop the order this season.

“It’s relentless,” Roberts said of that group.

In the second inning, Ohtani just missed his second homer of the spring when he smacked a run-scoring triple off the top of the padded center-field wall. He drove home another run with a single in the third.

Ohtani has not spoken to reporters since his post-marital press conference last week, but his bat is doing plenty of talking.

“He’s unbelievable, man,” Gomber said.

And he’s ready for the Angels.

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Right-hander Emmet Sheehan played light catch on the side Sunday, which is a good sign as he works his way back from shoulder soreness but not good enough to reassert him as a favorite to land the Dodgers’ fifth starting slot coming out of camp. Roberts said Sheehan is still “weeks” away from game activity.

That opens the floor to others, including right-handers Gavin Stone and Michael Grove, each of whom made his third outing of the spring Sunday against the Rockies.

Stone started and allowed two hits with a strikeout in three innings. He said he put on about 10-15 pounds over the offseason in an effort to help him maintain his velocity through the season.

The key to the weight gain?

“Lot of Chipotle,” Stone said.

Grove followed Stone and gave up three runs and two hits with two walks and two K’s in 2 1/3 innings.

This came on the heels of veteran Ryan Yarbrough, another option in the fifth-starter battle, giving up a run (a Matt Mervis solo homer) on two hits with no walks and three strikeouts against the Cubs on Saturday.

Though Grove finished the 2023 season in the Dodgers’ bullpen, Roberts said he is still viewed as a starter.

“Being able to throw the curveball neutralizes a left-hander -- and also the cutter,” Roberts said of Grove.