LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his next mound start for the Los Angeles Dodgers next week when the Philadelphia Phillies visit for a crucial series between division leaders.

The Dodgers trail the Phillies by four games for the National League’s No. 2 seed, with the teams clashing in a three-game series starting Monday.

Manager Dave Roberts didn’t say which of the three games Ohtani would start. There had been speculation the 31-year-old right-hander would pitch in San Francisco this weekend, but Roberts said the team wanted to give Ohtani extra rest coming off his last start on Sept. 5.

In that game, the two-way superstar made a surprise start after teammate Tyler Glasnow was scratched because of back stiffness. In the 2-1 loss at Baltimore, Ohtani (1-1, 3.75 ERA) gave up

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