PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's next start on the mound is uncertain as he deals with a lingering illness that led the Los Angeles Dodgers star to skip his scheduled turn in the rotation on Wednesday night against Pittsburgh.

While Ohtani felt good enough to take his usual spot atop the order and finished with two of Los Angeles' five hits in a 3-0 loss , manager Dave Roberts declined to put a date on when Ohtani be ready to make his 12th start of the season.

“He still doesn’t feel as strong,” Roberts said after the NL West-leading Dodgers lost for the fourth time in five games. “He's in a better place, but certainly not there, and because of that, we just don’t have a date on the day on when he’s going to start.”

Roberts said Ohtani was “under the weather” and “didn't feel good” du

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