""I've talked about the workload and I've talked to him at length about it. It's tough on days he pitches. I don't think it's fair to the player just to assume, he threw out a couple knocks so he should be in there tomorrow. I don't like playing that game. "We were both good with it. I don't like the bait-and-switch. I think that sometimes that might've been something where, you know, you get a couple days off of hitting and it might have freed him up. You just never know.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers are on a season-high-tying four-game losing streak and will complete their series against the San Francisco Giants without Shohei Ohtani hitting. Manager Dave Roberts said the team had already decided not to have Ohtani bat in the finale, and he was likely to avoid having him hit the next day. After a 6-2 loss, Roberts confirmed Ohtani will only pitch on Wednesday. This will be the fourth time in seven pitching starts that Ohtani was not in the lineup, including the third consecutive start. The decision follows an encouraging Tuesday performance with a home run and multiple times reaching base, but Roberts emphasized workload and fairness rather than reacting to one game.
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