Dave Roberts believed Shohei Ohtani (knee) would play Friday.
That isn't the case. Dodgers lineup:
Alex Call, LF
Andy Pages, CF
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Mookie Betts, SS
Kyle Tucker, RF
Miguel Rojas, 2B
Max Muncy, 3B
Santiago Espinal, DH
Chuckie Robinson, C
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Shohei Ohtani left Thursday's game against the Pirates with left knee inflammation, the Dodgers announced.
Justin Wrobleski exited with a right hamstring contusion.
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The Dodgers released Tyler Fitzgerald, who they acquired from the Blue Jays in late April.
Across 24 games at Triple-A, he hit .293 with six home runs, 22 RBIs and an OPS of .998.
He clearly found something with the Dodgers hitting coaches. Now, he'll help another team.
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Shohei Ohtani's stats this season for the Dodgers:
Hitter: .305/.421/.543, 13 HR, 40 RBIs, .964 OPS
Pitcher: 1.06 ERA, 73 K, 67.2 IP, .154 BAA
Hopefully his knee injury isn't anything serious.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto's last five starts:
7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 K vs. SD
7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 3 K vs. MIL
5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 10 K vs. PHI
8 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 K vs. LAA
8.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 7 K vs. CWS
That's a 1.01 ERA.
At one point he retired 45 consecutive batters, a Dodgers record.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup, pitching matchups and how to watch Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox.
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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has exited Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Dodgers are dominating the first round of All-Star voting:
Will Smith: 2nd in C
Freddie Freeman: 1st in 1B
Hyeseong Kim: 4th in 2B
Max Muncy: 1st in 3B
Mookie Betts: 2nd in SS
Shohei Ohtani: 1st in DH
Andy Pages: 1st in OF
Teoscar Hernández: 5th in OF
Kyle Tucker: 10th in OF
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was utterly dominant Saturday against the White Sox:
8.1 IP
1 H
1 ER
0 BB
7 K
He had a perfect game through 7.2 IP before a Mookie Betts error. He had a no-hitter through 8 IP.
Yamamoto has allowed 4 runs over his last 5 starts (35.2 IP). That's a 1.01 ERA.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts provided the latest injury update on Shohei Ohtani, who could miss multiple games this weekend with his knee injury:
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Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas has exited Saturday's game vs. the White Sox with an apparent injury.
He appeared to tweak something in his plate appearance in the top of the seventh inning:
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Shohei Ohtani was 2-for-2 on Thursday, reaching base in all four of his plate appearances.
#1: Walk
#2: Home run
#3: Single (and scored)
#4: Walk
He's now exited with left knee inflammation. It's currently unclear when the injury occurred.
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