Ohtani to miss Friday's game against White Sox with knee discomfort

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ohtani-shohei/QoeWGRko/"]Ohtani[/a] had hit a home run and reached base in all four of his at-bats before he departed in the seventh inning of an 8-6 victory over the Pirates in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-pirates/tr9K2SqG/"]Pittsburgh[/a] on Thursday.[/p][p]Manager Dave Roberts, whose [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-dodgers/nwPDBpVc/"]Dodgers[/a] are chasing a third straight World Series title, had called the move precautionary.[/p][p][b]"He told the trainer that he felt a little something behind his knee, and I just didn't see any sense in risking it,"[/b] Roberts said, adding that after the team traveled to Chicago, they would [b]"just kind of see how he comes in."[/b][/p][embed guid="762eb96a-b3bf-4666-ad36-b3ebed759deb" url="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/2065559405652005128?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was not immediately clear whether the injury would affect Ohtani's next pitching start.[/p][p]He's scheduled to take the mound on Wednesday against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay Rays[/a] before the Dodgers have a day off on Thursday.[/p][p]After a slow start to the season at the plate, Ohtani has 13 home runs for the season.[/p][p]He is 6-2 as a starting pitcher with 73 strikeouts and an earned-run average of 1.06.[/p]