At some point on Sunday night, Shohei Ohtani strapped on his elbow guard, slipped on his batting gloves and grabbed his bat.
He was going to pinch-hit, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
If either of the first two hitters in the eighth inning had reached base, Ohtani would have replaced Alex Call. The game was the fourth in a row that Ohtani didn’t start because of problems with his knee, biceps and neck.
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