Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is coping with a hamstring damage, though it was not extreme sufficient to overlook time, supervisor Dave Roberts informed reporters after Saturday's loss to the Reds on the Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
The consequences have been evident when Ohtani hit a triple into the fitting subject nook within the sixth inning. He wasn't operating at full velocity, however he nonetheless made it to 3rd base, though a throw acquired him a bit shut.
John Smoltz commented on Ohtani's run on the Fox broadcast throughout a replay of the hit.
“He simply conceded the double right here,” Smoltz mentioned. “So even when it passes second, it's cruising”
After the sport, Roberts informed reporters that Ohtani was hit in the fitting hamstring by a pickoff by way of first base over the past house run at Dodger Stadium.
From Invoice Plunkett on the Orange County Register:
“Our recommendation to him is simply be good about it,” Roberts mentioned. “I assumed he was simply going out for a double and the ball didn't go in (from the fitting subject nook) so he saved operating. It's extra about managing the hamstring. However right this moment was higher than yesterday.
“We want him there. So we don't need him to push.”
Roberts mentioned the damage was a contusion and never a pull or pressure of the muscle.
The triple for Ohtani was simply his second extra-base hit within the final seven video games. On the season, Ohtani is hitting .338/.406/.628 with a 192 wRC+, 13 house runs, 17 doubles, and now two triples.
To this point, Ohtani has began and performed in 52 of the Dodgers' 54 video games. He had a relaxation day on Might 1 towards the D-backs in Phoenix, the final day earlier than a staff day, and likewise sat out Might 12 in San Diego after leaving the evening sport earlier towards the Padres with a again pressure.
