After pulling his starter with apparent cramps, Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts explained to reporters how Shohei Ohtani is feeling.

Ohtani felt cramping in his right hip in the first inning, pitching through it until the point where it began to impact his mechanics. “I just tried to work around it,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is hopeful that he will be able to make his next mound start after his outing Wednesday night was cut short by cramping in his right hip. Ohtani was scheduled to go four innings on a hot,