Dave Roberts to Consult Trainers and Shohei Ohtani, Weighing a Day Off After 4-Strikeout Game
Dave Roberts plans to consult trainers and Ohtani about a possible day off as the two-way star battles lingering knee and biceps pain.
- On Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts observed Shohei Ohtani looking "physically compromised" during an 8-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, where the four-time MVP went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.
- Ohtani has not pitched since July 3 due to lingering left knee and right biceps pain, which may be affecting his offense after he was scratched from a potential start in Detroit two days following a 20-pitch bullpen session last Friday.
- "I've seen it over the last couple weeks where he hasn't been who he is," Roberts said after the game, noting the mechanics were visibly altered from his typical approach.
- Roberts plans to consult with the training staff and Ohtani on Thursday to "really try to figure out where he's at physically" and weigh giving him a day off, though he believes an injured list stint is "not on the table right now."
- Whether Ohtani will pitch again this season remains uncertain, though Roberts maintains "I still feel there's enough days on the calendar of the season that we have plenty of time to make whatever decision we make and to have him come out of it in a better spot.
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[OSEN=Reporter Gil Jun-young] LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (32) is expected to take a rest ahead of the postseason. The Dodgers lost 6-8 to the St. Louis Cardinals in a game held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 3rd (Korean time). They have been in a slump with two consecutive losses recently. Ohtani started as the leadoff designated hitter and recorded 0 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 hit by pitch, and 4 strikeouts.
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