Shohei Ohtani’s bloody blister, a rough 5th inning and a Dodgers sweep

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Shohei Ohtani has struggled with injuries including a bloody blister and knee soreness which have affected his pitching performance. Despite the ailments, he has been a key player for the Dodgers, though recently allowing multiple earned runs.

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. “Just part of the game,” Ohtani said through a translator.