Manager Dave Roberts said this week that Ohtani will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Giants and will be followed by right-hander Emmet Sheehan in bulk relief, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

And as the Dodgers scramble for healthy arms, they are seeing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani struggle at the plate as he works back to the mound. "The big question, to this point, is how much Ohtani's return to pitching has impacted his potency with the bat,