{"id":4621,"date":"2026-07-01T07:04:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4621"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:04:24","slug":"shohei-ohtani-skipping-pitching-start-wednesday-against-athletics-to-get-extra-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4621","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani skipping pitching start Wednesday against Athletics to get extra rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his scheduled pitching start Wednesday against the Athletics to get some extra rest, manager Dave Roberts said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4619\">Guardians rookie OF Ingle loses track of outs, tosses ball into the stands to give Rangers lead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wanted to make sure that the Japanese sensation got a break. Ohtani is slated to pitch in San Diego on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s any opportunity to give him some extra rest, we\u2019re going to try to take advantage of it,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cSo pushing him to Friday allows us to have him still take two starts before the break and get on two division opponents. In that vein, there\u2019s just no downside. This made too much sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani is 8-2 with a 1.58 ERA in 13 starts this season. The four-time MVP has 82 strikeouts and 24 walks in 79 2\/3 innings this season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4617\">New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 93-85 to win the Commissioner\u2019s Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roberts indicated that Ohtani will be the Dodgers designated hitter for the series finale against the A\u2019s on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s mostly schedule-driven,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe talked to Shohei and he was agreeing to whatever we felt, knowing it\u2019s best for him. There\u2019s no downside with him losing starts, get more rest. That was the whole driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts said the Dodgers will go with a bullpen game in Ohtani\u2019s absence on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4616\">Ecuador\u2019s Hincapi\u00e9 becomes the second player sent off for covering his mouth at the World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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