PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers scratched Shohei Ohtani from his scheduled start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday as a precaution after the superstar complained of not feeling well.

While Ohtani will still lead off and serve as the designated hitter, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thought asking Ohtani to make his 12th pitching start of the season would be asking for a little too much. Emmett Sheehan (5-2, 3.56 ERA) will start instead for Los Angeles.

Roberts said Ohtani was “under the weather” on Tuesday and “didn't feel good” during a scheduled throwing session. While he remained in the lineup and went 3 for 5, including his 100th home run with the Dodgers, Roberts wanted to give Ohtani some time to regroup before asking him to pitch.

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