Ohtani homers but exits with knee issue

Shohei Ohtani crushed his 13th home run of the season but was pulled after seven innings due to left knee inflammation — still reaching base safely in all four plate appearances. The Dodgers edged the Pirates 8-6 despite losing starter Justin Wrobleski to a hamstring contusion. Rookie Rafael Flores Jr. delivered a dream debut with his first MLB homer for Pittsburgh. With Ohtani’s return uncertain week-to-week, the Dodgers turn their attention to facing Roki Sasaki and the White Sox next. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7e1e4f3f1c52ecf5