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Why the Dodgers Still Plan To Rest Shohei Ohtani Despite His Breakout Homer

Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) — Weeks of frustration turned into a sense of relief and, finally, a moment of levity Tuesday for Shohei Ohtani, who jokingly asked his teammates in the dugout for the home-run ball after he went deep for the first time since April 28. Lately, even brief spurts of joy and frivolity have come sparingly for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their extended offensive funk. On Tuesday, the Dodgers were fleeting again as they lost for the fourth straight day and the ninth time in their last 13 games. But Ohtani, who entered the night 4-for-38 over his past 11 games, reached...