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    Shohei Ohtani (biceps) set to return when eligible

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    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Saturday’s game that he expects Shohei Ohtani back from the IL during the series against the Padres that begins Tuesday.

    Ohtani is eligible to return Wednesday, and it looks like that’ll be the day. He’s currently on the IL with knee and biceps injuries, but he was able to hit off a Trajekt machine and run the bases on the field Saturday.
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    Ohtani, who is sidelined with biceps and knee issues, resumed hitting earlier this week and swung against a Trajekt machine today. He’s eligible to come off the IL on Wednesday, though Friday might be a more realistic return date.
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    When pressed to see how many at-bats he’s expected to receive before the postseason, Friedman just shrugged his shoulders. It sounds like the Dodgers want to get him a handful of at-bats next weekend, if possible, but their priority is to have him healthy and ready to go for the start of the postseason.
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    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters the hope is that Ohtani will return before the conclusion of the regular season. The 32-year-old generational talent is obviously critical to Los Angeles’ postseason aspirations as they chase their third consecutive World Series title. There should be a clearer idea of his exact return timeline as the week progresses and Ohtani starts to ramp up his hitting progression.
  • LAD Designated Hitter #17
    Ohtani figures to return to Los Angeles for the final week of the regular season after hitting the shelf with ongoing knee and biceps issues last week. However, there isn’t anything close to an official timeline coming from the organization at this juncture. It’ll be top prospect Josue De Paula continuing to handle DH in his absence. There should be a definitive return timetable for Ohtani at some point later this week after he ramps up a hitting progression.
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    Even with the backdated stint on the injured list, the earliest that the superstar slugger will be able to return is September 23. Dodgers’ top prospect Josue De Paula was promoted from Double-A Tulsa to take Ohtani’s place on the Dodgers’ active roster on Friday.
  • LAD Designated Hitter #17
    The one disadvantage built into Ohtani’s Two-Way Player status is that he has to be placed on the 15-day injured list like other pitchers. The Dodgers can backdate the assignment to Tuesday, but that still means Ohtani, who is dealing with knee and biceps injuries, will only be able to return for the final five days of the season. Expect Josue De Paula to play regularly against righties until then and probably share time between left field and DH with Teoscar Hernández.
  • LAD Designated Hitter #17
    Ohtani takes a seat for the sixth time in the last seven games as the Dodgers continue to manage his workload due to ongoing knee and biceps issues. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters a trip to the injured list is in play since Ohtani hasn’t fully recovered from playing in Monday’s series opener. There should be additional clarity on his status leading into Friday’s series opener against the Marlins in Miami. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for the moment.
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    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Ohtani is available off the bench and is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday. Tommy Edman moves up to the leadoff spot with Freddie Freeman getting off his feet at DH while Enrique Hernández covers first base. Ohtani went 0-for-3 with a walk and a pair of strikeouts in his return to Los Angeles’ lineup during Monday’s win over the Reds after missing four games with ongoing knee and biceps issues. The 32-year-old two-way superstar told reporters afterwards that he’s going to focus exclusively on hitting for the rest of the season. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Dodgers carefully manage his workload for the final three weeks of the season to keep his as healthy as possible heading into the playoffs.
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    Ohtani went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts against the Reds after missing four games to rest his knee and biceps injuries. A return to the mound this year hasn’t been completely ruled out, but Ohtani isn’t pursuing it at the moment in order to give him his best chance of succeeding offensively. It’s safe to assume he’ll be a hitter-only until the postseason, and it’s probably not going to be worth the risk for him to try to contribute in short mound stints in October.
  • LAD Starting Pitcher #17
    As expected, Ohtani is back in the leadoff spot following a four-game absence due to ongoing physical issues. The two-way superstar has been dealing with multiple lingering injury concerns for several weeks, including left knee soreness and biceps discomfort. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters they’re putting a pin on Ohtani pitching for now. They haven’t officially ruled him out for the playoffs, but it seems highly unlikely they’re jeopardize his postseason availability as a hitter by pushing things from a pitching standpoint. The encouraging news here for fantasy managers is that Ohtani is back in the lineup without requiring a trip to the injured list.

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    Vaughn Grissom hit a game-tying homer in the ninth Saturday as the Angels edged the Twins 6-5 in 11 innings.

    Grissom was hit by a pitch in the 11th before the game-ended with a Christian Moore bases-loaded infield single that bounced off Taylor Rogers’ leg. Grissom’s homer off A.J. Minter was his 12th. His .237/.305/.384 line isn’t anything special, but he has managed to drive in 66 runs in 442 plate appearances. He should be ahead of Moore on the depth chart at second base to open next season. It just remains to be seen if the Angels will seek an outside upgrade there.
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    Reid Detmers gave up four runs in five innings Saturday in a no-decision versus the Twins.

    The highlight for Detmers tonight was picking up his 200th strikeout. Otherwise, it was his worst outing in at least six weeks, and it ensured that he’d finish with a sub-.500 record in spite of all of his recent success. He’ll take a 6-8 record and a 3.47 ERA into his final start in Seattle.
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    Joe Ryan yielded two runs in five innings Saturday against the Angels.

    Ryan departed with a 4-2 lead that wound up being blown. With any luck at all, it would have been a better night. He gave up seven hits but just three hard-hit balls, and the 376-foot homer he allowed to Jose Siri was only a home run in three of 30 ballparks. Ryan is due to face the Rangers in his final start.
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    Working with a three-run lead, Yoendrys Gómez gave up two runs in the eighth Saturday against the Angels.

    Gómez retired only one of the five batters he faced before being replaced by Kody Funderburk, who saved Gómez’s ERA by inducing a double play. It left with the Twins with a one-run lead entering the ninth, but that was blown by A.J. Minter in what turned into an 11-inning loss. Gómez was back in action tonight following one day off after pitching three days in a row, and the Twins are simply asking for too much from him at the moment. He’s been a great surprise for the team this year, but he’s still an average reliever at best. One imagines that Jeff Hoffman, who pitched a scoreless seventh tonight, will get a chance to take over as the Twins’ closer next year. It should have happened after he was acquired last month.
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    Pinch-hitter Ethan Salas singled in Jake Cronenworth in the bottom of the 10th to give the Padres a 7-6 win over the Marlins on Saturday.

    Batting for Freddy Fermin, Salas got to face a drawn-in infield because a wild pitch advanced Cronenworth to third, and he was able to connect on a grounder up the middle that would have won the game even if the second baseman had gotten to it. The Padres have won four straight games and are five up on the D-backs with seven to play.
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    Casey Mize was tagged for five runs in three innings by the Marlins on Saturday.

    Mize’s Padres tenure has been a disaster for his upcoming free agency, with his 24/17 K/BB in 40 2/3 innings standing out as being even more hideous than his 6.64 ERA. He hasn’t actually hurt the Padres, who have gone 6-3 in his starts, but he’s not giving the team any reason to trust him in the postseason. He’ll likely face the D-backs on Friday, but on the off chance that there’s anything still on the line at that point, he’ll by on a very short leash.
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    Mason Miller took his third blown save after giving up a game-tying homer to Griffin Conine in the ninth inning Saturday.

    Miller entered with a one-run lead in the eighth and stranded Esteury Ruiz at third by striking out Heriberto Hernández and Kyle Stowers. The Marlins, though, got to him in the ninth, with Conine delivering a very impressive 427-foot homer off a 102.1-mph fastball as a pinch-hitter. It’s the third homer allowed by Miller this year. All three of those and all three blown saves have come since the beginning of August.
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    Eury Pérez surrendered five runs in 4 2/3 innings Saturday in a no-decision against the Padres.

    Pérez had a stretch in August in which he allowed one earned run in 18 innings, but in five starts since, he’s given up 24 earned runs in 21 1/3 innings, raising his ERA from 3.17 to 4.17. He’s going to be a tough pitcher to rank next year, given his lack of consistency. He’s due to face the Braves next weekend, but it wouldn’t be overly surprising to see him get scratched.
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    Esteury Ruiz singled, walked and stole three bases Saturday against the Padres.

    Ruiz was also caught stealing once, not that fantasy leaguers care about that. Ruiz has hit a surprising .223/.339/.386 with 33 steals in 235 plate appearances this year, though his weak EV numbers make his line look rather flukey. The steals would make him a fantasy stud with regular playing time, but he probably wouldn’t help a major league team in such a role.
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    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Saturday’s game that he expects Shohei Ohtani back from the IL during the series against the Padres that begins Tuesday.

    Ohtani is eligible to return Wednesday, and it looks like that’ll be the day. He’s currently on the IL with knee and biceps injuries, but he was able to hit off a Trajekt machine and run the bases on the field Saturday.