CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is day to day with left knee inflammation.
Ohtani was out of the starting lineup for Friday night’s series opener at the Chicago White Sox. But manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani could play this weekend and remains in line to make his next scheduled start on the mound on Wednesday.
Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning .
鈥淗e鈥檚 doing fine today,鈥� Roberts said before Friday’s matchup with the White Sox. 鈥淚 think that we got some pictures. There was no findings. It鈥檚 just the normal wear and tear. I thought initially it was a hamstring, it was the knee. So it just kind of got upset, swelled up a little bit.鈥�
Ohtani, 31, is batting .305 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 67 games for the NL West leaders. On the mound, the reigning NL MVP is 6-2 with a 1.06 ERA in 11 starts.
Ohtani on his left knee in September 2019. Roberts said the swelling is in the back of the knee.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 where a lot of the swelling with the knee kind of like builds,鈥� Roberts said. 鈥淏ut again his range of motion today is good and so if it was another time in the season he鈥檇 be in there tonight.鈥�
Ohtani did not speak with the media before the game.
Alex Call was in the leadoff spot for Los Angeles and Santiago Espinal stepped in as the designated hitter.
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