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Dodgers’ Dave Roberts makes Shohei Ohtani pitching swap for Padres series
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in a battle this season to win the National League West, with the San Diego Padres . Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is making a change to his rotation ahead of a series with San Diego .
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This change includes a pitching swap , that involves two-way star Shohei Ohtani .
"Dodgers will flip Emmet Sheehan and Shohei Ohtani vs. (San Diego.) Sheehan throws Tuesday, Ohtani (Wednesday.) Allows Ohtani to pitch ahead of an off day," The Athletic reported on X, formerly Twitter.
Roberts is still working out the details .
"Dave Roberts hasn't confirmed if Ohtani will hit on his start day Wednesday, but said he is leaning towards "probably," the outlet added in a separate post.
The Dodgers have had some struggles this season , despite winning back-to-back World Series championships. This year, the Dodgers have a 28-18 record.
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Shohei Ohtani is trying to get back on track offensively this season
With Ohtani both pitching and hitting, sometimes the star can go through slumps. That happened recently at the plate for the Japanese slugger. He went 0-for-17 from April 29 to May 4, per ESPN.
On Saturday Ohtani had a bounce back , with another great performance. He drove in five runs for Los Angeles in a win over his old team, the L.A. Angels.
"We were hoping to get a reset with a couple days off," manager Dave Roberts said, "and I think that's what happened."
Ohtani was pleased to have such a good night.
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"Just happy to be performing in front of both Dodger fans and Angels fans," Ohtani said. "I'm really happy I was able to contribute a lot today."
As a pitcher, Ohtani has had a stellar season. He has posted a 0.82 ERA with three victories in seven starts. He has recorded 50 strikeouts on the year already.
The Dodgers play the Angels again on Sunday.
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