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06/30 19:47 CDT Shohei Ohtani skipping pitching start Wednesday against
Athletics to get extra rest
Shohei Ohtani skipping pitching start Wednesday against Athletics to get extra
rest
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei
Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics
to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said.
The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wanted
to make sure that the Japanese sensation got a break. Ohtani is slated to pitch
in San Diego on Friday.
"If there's any opportunity to give him some extra rest, we're going to try to
take advantage of it," Roberts said. "So pushing him to Friday allows us to
have him still take two starts before the break and get on two division
opponents. In that vein, there's just no downside. This made too much sense."
Ohtani is 8-2 with a 1.58 ERA in 13 starts this season. The four-time MVP has
82 strikeouts and 24 walks in 79 2/3 innings this season.
Roberts indicated that Ohtani will be the Dodgers designated hitter for the
series finale against the A's on Wednesday.
"It's mostly schedule-driven," Roberts said. "We talked to Shohei and he was
agreeing to whatever we felt, knowing it's best for him. There's no downside
with him losing starts, get more rest. That was the whole driver."
Roberts said the Dodgers will go with a bullpen game in Ohtani's absence on
Wednesday.
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