Yahoo Sports reports: Shohei Ohtani will make his scheduled start on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA) left last Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh with left knee inflammation. He missed the next day's game against the White Sox in Chicago, then returned for Saturday’s game. Roberts said Tuesday the swelling in Ohtani’s knee had “completely dissipated.”
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Roberts: Ohtani to start Wednesday vs the Rays as knee swelling 'completely dissipated'
Shohei Ohtani will make his scheduled start on the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA) left last Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh with left knee inflammation. He missed the next day's game against the White Sox in Chicago, then returned for Saturday’s game. Roberts said Tuesday the swelling in Ohtani’s knee had “completely dissipated.”
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