""It's big," manager Dave Roberts said of Ohtani's start on Wednesday. "And also, when you're going through a six-man, it's not a piggyback situation. Shohei understands that, so to be able to get him through five innings and shorten the game is important. Whether it's the dehydration or the altitude, but [Wednesday] is going to be a nice afternoon. I expect him to go out there and get through five innings.""
""It's not easy when you're in it and you're competing, but he's just such a valuable player to us offensively and as a pitcher," Roberts recently said of the limitation in place. "So to kind of push for an extra inning, or call it five extra innings in totality, it's not worth it. There's just way too much downside instead of staying the course. We all feel comfortable with our plan right now.""
Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to start Wednesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers seek a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. Ohtani allowed five runs on nine hits in four-plus innings in his previous start, his worst outing of the season. He has failed to reach a five-inning goal in each of his last two starts. Ohtani has made 10 prior starts, posting a 0-1 record with a 4.61 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 11.5 strikeouts per nine in 27.1 innings. The Dodgers maintain a firm five-inning maximum per start to protect his offensive availability and overall workload, and manager Dave Roberts expects him to reach that threshold Wednesday.
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