CINCINNATI — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has been enjoying with a bruised hamstring and has been instructed to take it simple on it, supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned Saturday.
Ohtani was injured when he was hit by a pickoff throw through the Dodgers’ final homestand, Roberts mentioned.
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The query was raised with the Dodgers supervisor after Ohtani appeared to not be at full pace whereas working out a triple within the sixth inning Saturday night time in opposition to the Reds.
“Our recommendation to him is simply be sensible with it,” Roberts mentioned. “I believe he was simply going to leg out a double and the ball simply did not get in [to the infield], so he stored working. It’s him simply managing the hamstring.
“Right this moment, it was higher than yesterday. We want him in there. We simply did not need to push it.”
Ohtani was 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday night time’s 3-1 loss to the Reds. He was 0-for-5 within the sequence opener Friday night time, additionally received by Cincinnati.
