CINCINNATI — Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ Tuesday night game against the Cincinnati Reds because of cramping, according to the team.
The two-way star did remain in the game as the Dodgers’ designated hitter.
On what was a hot, humid 90-degree night at Great American Ball Park, Ohtani had given up just one run in his first three innings before losing his command — and looking noticeably uncomfortable — after 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.