"The right-hander had gone 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across his first 13 starts for the Dodgers this season. He was coming off five no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Phillies and starting on a Tuesday for the second week in a row. That seemingly has Ohtani lined up to start in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series on Sept. 30, though the Dodgers have not publicly committed to as much."
"What manager Dave Roberts did reveal prior to first pitch in the series opener was that Ohtani would potentially pitch into, if not complete, the sixth inning. That marked a reversal from the Dodgers previously indicating stretching Ohtani out to that point wouldn't come until the postseason. "I think it's just more of, I mentioned it after his last start, for him to see it, for us to see it, to give us a little more options in the postseason and reach a marker we haven't reached up to this point," Roberts explained."
Shohei Ohtani made his 100th career pitching start at Chase Field while pursuing his 40th pitching win. He entered the game 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across 13 starts and was coming off five no-hit innings in his previous outing. The Tuesday start placed him on track for a potential Game 1 Wild Card Series start. Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani could potentially pitch into, if not complete, the sixth inning, reversing earlier plans to wait until the postseason. Ohtani began efficiently, retiring the side on 11 pitches and touching 99.5 mph, and the Dodgers took a lead on a Teoscar Hernández solo homer.
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