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06/12 19:12 CDT Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani out of the lineup against White Sox
because of knee soreness
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani out of the lineup against White Sox because of knee
soreness
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is day to day with left
knee inflammation.
Ohtani was out of the starting lineup for Friday night's series opener at the
Chicago White Sox. But manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani could play this weekend
and remains in line to make his next scheduled start on the mound on Wednesday.
Ohtani was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Thursday night's
8-6 win at Pittsburgh.
"He's doing fine today," Roberts said before Friday's matchup with the White
Sox. "I think that we got some pictures. There was no findings. It's just the
normal wear and tear. I thought initially it was a hamstring, it was the knee.
So it just kind of got upset, swelled up a little bit."
Ohtani, 31, is batting .305 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 67 games for the NL
West leaders. On the mound, the reigning NL MVP is 6-2 with a 1.06 ERA in 11
starts.
Ohtani had surgery on his left knee in September 2019. Roberts said the
swelling is in the back of the knee.
"That's where a lot of the swelling with the knee kind of like builds," Roberts
said. "But again his range of motion today is good and so if it was another
time in the season he'd be in there tonight."
Ohtani did not speak with the media before the game.
Alex Call was in the leadoff spot for Los Angeles and Santiago Espinal stepped
in as the designated hitter.
Roberts also said utilityman Tommy Edman is on track to be activated from the
60-day injured list on Tuesday. Edman, who is coming back from offseason ankle
surgery, is on a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who is on the 60-day IL because of a back issue,
could start playing catch soon.
"(Glasnow) feels great, so he's going to start kind of ramping things up,"
Roberts said.
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