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Shohei Ohtani is pitching on Tuesday against the Giants, but is not in the lineup at DH.

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Shohei Ohtani is pitching against the Giants on Tuesday but not in the lineup at DH, as the Dodgers manage his workload to improve his offensive performance.

Shohei Ohtani Teoscar Hernández Alex Call Adrian Houser Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants

Teoscar Hernandez is at DH with Alex Call taking over in left field. Ohtani had been scuffling at the plate, hitting .200/.321/.300 with one home run over his previous 26 games before going deep off Giants starter Adrian Houser during Tuesday's contest. The Dodgers are making a concerted effort to reduce the 31-year-old two-way sensation's workload to keep him fresher at the plate moving forward. He'll get a full day off Thursday before returning for Friday's series opener against the Angels.