Shohei Ohtani Set for Three-Inning Start as Dodgers Progress Two-Way Star After Elbow Surgery

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch three innings in his next start on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, before handing the ball over to Dustin May. This will be Ohtani's sixth start of the season as he continues to progress toward longer outings following his elbow surgery. He previously pitched three innings in his last outing, throwing 36 pitches and allowing one hit, striking out four, and walking one, maintaining a 1.00 ERA over nine total innings this season. Manager Dave Roberts indicated that Ohtani will likely have a multi-inning partner for at least a few more starts, with the goal of eventually reaching four innings per outing, as he builds up his pitching workload after not pitching at all last season.