LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani‘s subsequent begin on the mound will come on Monday evening towards the Twins at Dodger Stadium, supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. First pitch is about for 7:10 p.m. PT.
For a lot of the yr, Ohtani was not anticipated to make his Dodgers pitching debut till after the All-Star break. He ended up making 5 first-half begins — basically serving as a multi-inning opener whereas persevering with to construct his workload — and has held opponents to at least one run on 5 hits in 9 innings, placing out 10 towards two walks.
As a hitter, Ohtani led the Nationwide League with 32 homers and a .987 OPS earlier than the All-Star break.
Ohtani stretched out to a few innings in his ultimate begin earlier than the break, and Roberts mentioned the aim is to get him by three once more on Monday. After that, the two-way celebrity may construct as much as 4 innings his subsequent time on the mound. If he continues on the identical trajectory, Ohtani may doubtlessly be making full-length begins round mid-August.
Dustin Might will observe Ohtani towards the Twins, which will not essentially be the common setup going ahead.
“It is a one-off,” Roberts mentioned. “It’s most likely not going to be Dustin the subsequent time. Simply sort of constructing round Shohei as he continues to construct up, too.”
Whereas the Ohtani-Might tandem may not be an ongoing association, it is a logical technique of managing Might’s workload within the second half. Might has lengthy exceeded his earlier single-season profession excessive of 56 innings in 2020, tossing 94 1/3 innings and posting a 4.96 ERA in 17 begins.
