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The Dodgers originally planned on turning to Shohei Ohtani against the Pirates Tuesday. Dave Roberts explained why he’s scratched.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0became reliant on the arm of\u00a0Shohei Ohtani. Now\u00a0Dave Roberts\u00a0wants to give it a rest.\u00a0Right before L.A. takes on the Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n

Ohtani will not take the mound\u00a0for the remainder of the weekday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic revealed Wednesday. Ardaya dove into the real reason why Ohtani won’t throw.<\/p>\n

\u201cShohei Ohtani was \u2018under the weather’ yesterday, Dave Roberts said. Obviously can still hit but didn\u2019t feel great throwing his side session because of the illness,\u201d Ardaya said.<\/em><\/p>\n

However, this move doesn’t mean the Dodgers and Roberts will completely rest the versatile star.<\/p>\n

\u201cOhtani will pitch \u2018sometime this weekend,’\u201d Ardaya said.<\/p>\n

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Ohtani again becomes a scratch for the starting pitcher role. But he’s expected to take his swings as he returns to designated hitting duties for the Wednesday road contest.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers star hit a new record milestone in Tuesday’s win. Ohtani smacked a home run with a 120 miles per hour exit velocity \u2014 the best in his career. That blast became career\u00a0home run No. 100 for Ohtani.<\/p>\n

Outside of hitting, Ohtani previously threw his longest game yet on Aug. 27. He pitched in five innings and tossed 87 total pitches \u2014 the most he’s thrown during the 2025 season. He struck out nine Cincinnati Reds players plus allowed one run in that contest.<\/p>\n

With Roberts sitting Ohtani on the hill, who steps in for Tuesday?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emmet Sheehan\u00a0earns the starting nod, per mlb.com. Sheehan owns a 5-2 overall record this season. He’s thrown 54 total strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Including fanning 10 back on Aug. 25 against the Reds. The right-hander stayed on the mound in seven total innings that evening and surrendered just two hits.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers own a 78-60 record heading into the Tuesday showdown. They remain 2.5 games in front of the San Diego Padres in the race for the National League West title.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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