Key facts
- Shohei Ohtani was removed from the Dodgers' game against the Pirates in the seventh inning due to left knee inflammation.
- Ohtani hit his 13th home run of the season in the third inning.
- Tyler Callihan hit two home runs, including a go-ahead blast, in the Pirates' 9-8 victory over the Dodgers.
- Ryan Ward hit a grand slam for the Dodgers.
- Will Smith, the Dodgers' starting catcher, is being placed on the 10-day injured list with a neck injury.
Shohei Ohtani was lifted from the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-8 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning due to left knee inflammation. Ohtani, who allowed season highs in hits and runs, also expressed regret about not challenging borderline umpire calls earlier in the game, which he felt contributed to a Pirates rally.
Ohtani had hit his 13th home run of the season in the third inning and reached base in all four of his at-bats with a single and two walks. The knee discomfort's onset was not immediately clear. The Dodgers' starting catcher, Will Smith, is set to be placed on the 10-day injured list with a neck injury.
Tyler Callihan was the offensive catalyst for the Pirates, hitting his first career home run off Ohtani earlier in the game and then delivering a go-ahead three-run blast in the eighth inning. Spencer Horwitz contributed a two-run homer to extend the Pirates' lead. Despite Ohtani's own two-run homer in the ninth, which narrowed the deficit to one run, the Dodgers could not complete the comeback.