Dodgers give Shohei Ohtani a DH break as his offensive slump deepens
Shohei Ohtani is getting a break from the batter's box for one day and possibly longer. The struggling Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is 4 for 36 at the plate this month, with just six home runs on the season and none in May. He's batting .
233 with 16 RBIs. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani would not be in lineup as the designated hitter on Thursday, although he would be available late if the outcome hangs in the balance.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is getting a break from the batter's box for one day and possibly longer. The struggling Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is 4 for 36 at the plate this month, with just six home runs on the season and none in May. He's batting .
233 with 16 RBIs. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani would not be in lineup as the designated hitter on Thursday, although he would be available late if the outcome hangs in the balance. Roberts said he had yet to decide but was leaning toward not having Ohtani hit Wednesday, when he starts on the mound against the San Francisco Giants.
“It might just be a good thing to take a little bit of a load off of his plate offensively,” Roberts said. “I just can’t take for granted what’s on his plate and so I’m trying to be sensitive. ” As Ohtani goes, so have the Dodgers (24-17).