LOS ANGELES —\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0will make his scheduled start on the mound against the\u00a0Tampa Bay Rays\u00a0on Wednesday,\u00a0Dodgers\u00a0manager Dave Roberts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ohtani (6-2, 1.06 ERA) left last Thursday’s game in\u00a0Pittsburgh\u00a0because of\u00a0left knee inflammation. He\u00a0sat out the next day’s game\u00a0against the\u00a0White Sox\u00a0in Chicago, then\u00a0returned for Saturday’s game. This will be his first start since the injury in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roberts said Tuesday the swelling in Ohtani’s knee had “completely dissipated.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I saw that he had just a catch-play right now,” Roberts said of Ohtani’s work. “He’s going to do his touchy-feely deal from the mound in a little bit. I saw him play some catch. Looks good, feels good. Look forward to him making a start tomorrow.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wednesday’s game against the Rays is an early afternoon start. It’s a tight window to prep and an early start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He likes his sleep. It’s certainly not ideal, but the calendar is the calendar,” Roberts said. “He’ll get his rest and do what he can to post tomorrow. … Anyone that has anything that has a potential red flag, we’ll certainly be watching closely. But again, he wouldn’t start if we felt that we were going to put him in harm’s way. He’s a competitor.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked if Ohtani will bat in addition to pitching, Roberts said before Tuesday night’s game that he was undecided, but after the 1-0 win over the Rays he said Ohtani would not hit on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his last pitching start last Wednesday, Ohtani gave up four runs — three earned runs — in 6\u2154 innings and the Dodgers lost to Pittsburgh 9-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also Tuesday, utility man\u00a0Tommy Edman\u00a0was reinstated by the Dodgers following offseason ankle surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edman, who was the 2024 NLCS MVP in the Dodgers World Series championship year, will make his season debut soon, although he didn’t play Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The good thing was, I saw progress with every step along the way. It just wasn’t as fast as I expected,” Edman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Santiago Espinal\u00a0was designated for assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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