""He wasn't going to go back out," Roberts said after the Dodgers' 9-6 loss. "We've been very steadfast in every situation as far as innings for his usage. From one inning to two innings to three to four to five. We haven't deviated from that. "So I was trying to get his pulse for going forward, where he's at, continuing to go to the sixth inning.""
""And he says, 'Feel OK.' So that was good, but I'm not going to have a plan for five innings, and then he pitches well and say, 'Hey, now you're going to go six innings.' "He's too important. And if something happens, then that's on me for changing it, and we haven't done that all year. So I'm not going to do that right now.""
Shohei Ohtani delivered five no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, issuing one walk and recording five strikeouts on 68 pitches. The Dodgers adhered to a predetermined five-inning limit for Ohtani despite his low pitch count and apparent efficiency. A conversation occurred before the bottom of the fifth, and Ohtani reported feeling able to continue, but the team declined to extend him midgame. The decision prioritized long-term usage and injury risk management. The team indicated that postseason usage could allow extensions only if all decision-makers and Ohtani agree to push his innings beyond regular-season limits.
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