Tag: Shohei Ohtani

Dodgers Push Back Shohei Ohtani’s Next Pitching Start To Phillies Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers meticulously planned Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound this season and have operated in similar fashion when mapping out his starts. Some of that was a matter of circumstance, as Ohtani was pushed back from a…

Shohei Ohtani: Dodgers Putting ‘Too Much Pressure On Ourselves’

The struggles continued for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they lost their fourth consecutive game on Friday with another quiet offensive night. The Dodgers scored just one run against the Baltimore Orioles in a 2-1 walk-off loss, and it came…

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Holds Orioles Scoreless In Unexpected Start

The Los Angeles Dodgers went into their road trip planning on having Shohei Ohtani start in the middle game of a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he was scratched from the outing due to feeling under the weather. Ohtani…

Dodgers Injury: Tyler Glasnow Scratched Due To Back Tightness

Tyler Glasnow was originally set to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they began their series against the Baltimore Orioles, but instead it was Shohei Ohtani's name penciled into the starting pitcher spot on the lineup card. Ohtani was…

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani’s Next Pitching Start Pushed Back To Rockies Series

UPDATE (1:30 p.m. PT): Shohei Ohtani started Friday in place of Tyler Glasnow, who was scratched because of lower back tightness. Shohei Ohtani was lined up to be one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' starters for their series against the…

Dodgers Change Shohei Ohtani’s Pitching Start Due To Illnes

The Los Angeles Dodgers went into the start of their road trip with Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell lined up to start during the three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It figured to represent an opportunity for the…

Shohei Ohtani Becomes Fastest Dodgers Player To Reach 100 Home Runs

Shohei Ohtani slugged his 46th home run of the season on Tuesday, but it came in a Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nevertheless, Ohtani set a Dodgers franchise record and made some personal history in the process…

Dodgers Planning To Push Starting Rotation, Except For Shohei Ohtani

With Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow firmly re-establishing their presence in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation alongside Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the starting staff is the strongest it's been this season. Because of that, the Dodgers are in a…

Dodgers Potentially Softening Stance On Shohei Ohtani’s Innings Limit

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a deliberate approach with Shohei Ohtani as he began working toward a pitching return this season, and that's carried through each of his 11 starts so far this year. Ohtani initially began facing batters in…

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Trusted Dalton Rushing To Call Pitches

Shohei Ohtani turned in his best pitching start of the season on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. The two-way star set season-highs in innings pitched (five) and strikeouts (nine) en route…

Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Pitches 5 Innings & Sets Season High With 9 Strikeouts

Third time was the charm for Shohei Ohtani as he completed five innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night, while also setting a new season high with nine strikeouts. The Dodgers had previously hoped Ohtani would pitch five innings…

Dave Roberts: Shohei Ohtani Facing ‘Big’ Start Against Reds

Shohei Ohtani is set to make his next pitching start on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers go for a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. The two-way star is coming off his worst outing of the season against the Colorado…