Shohei Ohtani is dealing with \"just a tiny bit of inflammation\" in his right oblique, according to Phil Nevin.
The injury made Ohtani a late scratch from Monday\'s game and kept him out of the lineup for Los Angeles\' eventual loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Ohtani will avoid the injured list for now but will be monitored on a day-to-day basis.
Two months from free agency, Ohtani has done everything he can to continue hitting despite being shut down as a pitcher due to a tear in his ulnar collateral ligament.
\"I think it just says a lot about who he is,\" Nevin said. \"And just for the record, he really wants to play right now. This is something that he\'s upset by. He wants to play, and we want him to play. Of course, we want him to play. But it\'s just a credit to who he is. You start something, you\'re going to finish it. Like I said, he wants to be out there. I know he does.
\"But right now, we\'re still evaluating to see where we\'re at. Those things [oblique injuries] can be finicky at times, so we got to make sure on it.\"