CINCINNATI — Shohei Ohtani left his pitching start early for the Dodgers in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, exiting alongside a trainer with an unspecified apparent injury.
While it was not immediately clear what forced two-way star to leave the game as a pitcher, he did remain in the game as the Dodgers’ designated hitter.
After giving up just one run in his first three innings, Ohtani lost his command following a leadoff single in the fourth.
He walked Tyler Stephenson on four pitches, two of which missed so badly they got past catcher Will Smith.