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Ohtani battles blister, sore knee in rocky outing
Key takeaways
- LOS ANGELES -- A banged-up Shohei Ohtani has allowed multiple earned runs in back-to-back starts on the mound for the first time this season.
- His knee caused him to miss a game in Chicago last week, and his four-start winning streak on the mound was snapped with a no-decision at Pittsburgh.
- "Just part of the game," Ohtani said through an interpreter.
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LOS ANGELES -- A banged-up Shohei Ohtani has allowed multiple earned runs in back-to-back starts on the mound for the first time this season.
Pitching with residual soreness in his left knee and a blister on his right middle finger that got bloodied later in the game, Ohtani gave up more than one run in an inning for the second time in a week after opening with four scoreless innings Wednesday against Tampa Bay.
His knee caused him to miss a game in Chicago last week, and his four-start winning streak on the mound was snapped with a no-decision at Pittsburgh.
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