Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning with what the team later said was only cramping.

Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to go four innings on a hot, humid night against the Cincinnati Reds, but he left without recording an out in the fourth after he threw six straight balls, including two consecutive wild pitches.

At the point of his removal from the mound, Ohtani had completed three innings and surrendered a run on five hits and a walk. He had struck out four of the 15 batters he had faced. According to Statcast,