In the Dodgers’ 5-2 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning with what the team later said was only cramping — a worrying scene in the moment, quickly alleviated by a seemingly benign injury announcement.

Shohei Ohtani's latest outing as a Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher appeared to end sooner than expected. Accompanied by trainers, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts commenced a mound visit for Ohtani in the bottom of the fourth inning,

Ohtani felt cramping in his right hip in the first inning, pitching through it until the point where it began to impact his mechanics. “I just tried to work around it,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton.