The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani had a tough outing in opposition to the Colorado Rockies yesterday after giving up 5 earned runs by way of 4 innings and taking a line drive to the thigh. Fortunately for LA, supervisor Dave Roberts is “assured” that Ohtani will be capable of play tomorrow.
“We’ll see how he comes out of it. Guys get hit on a regular basis by a pitcher, and, clearly, not by a batted ball,” Roberts said during a postgame interview. “However, I’m hopeful [and] assured.”
Earlier than taking the hit, Ohtani was already having a foul day. Within the backside of the second inning, he gave up two earned runs to place the Rockies forward 2-0. He additionally allowed yet one more earned run within the fourth inning earlier than taking the road drive to his leg.
“I simply don’t assume, right this moment, Shohei had his greatest stuff,” defined Dave Roberts. “The fastball wasn’t pretty much as good because it usually is. The breaking ball wasn’t as sharp, and the cutter, the identical factor. I simply that assume right this moment simply wasn’t his night time.”
With one out within the backside of the fourth, Rockies shortstop Orlando Arcia hit a 93 mph line drive that struck Ohtani in the correct leg, inflicting him to wince in ache as he unsuccessfully tried to throw out the runner at first base. Regardless of having a noticeable limp, Ohtani completed out the inning and allowed two extra runs to offer Colorado a 5-0 lead.
“I took him out as a result of, a little bit bit, the rating. Most a part of it as a result of it was getting stiff, and there was some swelling there,” Roberts clarified after ending Ohtani’s night time earlier than the fifth inning. “It was within the thigh, thankfully, and never off the knee, nevertheless it acquired him sq..”
“I acquired hit in the identical spot [I was] hit by a pitch,” Ohtani said through a translator after the game. “Proper now, it feels fairly good. I’m gonna do every thing in my means to make sure that it doesn’t have an effect on me shifting ahead.”
Ohtani was capable of reaffirm Dave Roberts’ confidence by saying that he plans to play tomorrow in opposition to the San Diego Padres.
“That’s my intention,” he mentioned when requested if he could be within the lineup on Friday. “[I’m] simply ensuring I get my therapy. The purpose is to guarantee that I’m again to regular once more.”
Being the competitor that he’s, Shohei Ohtani needed to speak extra about his poor pitching efficiency than his well being.
“It’s very regrettable,” he mentioned. “Put the crew in a foul spot. It was only a very regrettable outing that I want I might’ve executed higher.”
Both manner, it appears like Shohei Ohtani is fortunate that he didn’t endure a extra severe harm.
“I’m glad that it didn’t hit the knee,” he mentioned. “I believe we averted the worst-case state of affairs.”
The Dodgers shut out their four-game road-trip in opposition to the Rockies this afternoon. The primary pitch in that one is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. EDT.
