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Dodgers’ Dave Roberts gives 2-word update on Shohei Ohtani injury concern
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The Los Angeles Dodgers capped their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday with an 8-6 victory, but there are concerns about the status of superstar Shohei Ohtani .
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The reigning National League Most Valuable Player was not able to finish the contest at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, due to left knee inflammation.
However, Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts revealed after the game that the team's level of concern about Ohtani's injury is "not high," according to Jack Harris of the California Post. Roberts also reportedly indicated that the two-way superstar can be available for the series-opener against the Chicago White Sox on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Before his exit, the five-time All-Star was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs. He put the Dodgers on the board first with a solo home run that went 391 feet deep in the first inning and scored on a Freddie Freeman single in the fourth frame.
Ohtani was not the only Dodgers player to leave the Pirates series finale with an injury.
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Los Angeles starter Justin Wrobleski had his mound duty prematurely end after 4 2/3 innings of work, as he sustained an apparent lower-body injury. Wrobleski took a comebacker to his thigh while trying to make a play before getting checked on by trainers and leaving the contest.
Ohtani, who will be turning 32 years old in July, entered the Pirates game batting .299/.413/.527 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs through 62 games.
As for his body of work this season on the hill for the Dodgers , he is 6-2 with a 1.06 ERA and 0.842 WHIP across a total of 11 starts.
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