Standard day off for Shohei Ohtani, Dave Roberts said.

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Prior to getting Wednesday’s game off, Ohtani was one of the four Dodgers to have played in every game this season along with teammates Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Mookie Betts. With Ohtani out of the lineup, Freeman will bat second, catcher Will Smith will bat third and play as the designated hitter, and Hernández will bat fourth. Catcher Austin Barnes will make his return to the lineup for the first time this series.

Tonight’s #Dodgers lineup at D-backs: pic.twitter.com/fqOr5HnGup

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The Dodgers will have to make do without one of their best hitters against the Diamondbacks. Ohtani has slashed .336/.399/.618 this season with seven home runs and 19 RBIs. Ohtani is top-10 in both batting average and home runs in his first season with the Dodgers.

While there’s no replacing Ohtani, the Dodgers should be capable of getting a win without him. Los Angeles is 19-13 on the season, and hold plenty of other great stars in Freeman, Betts and Smith, among others.

With the Dodgers having the day off on Thursday, Ohtani is expected to return to the lineup on Friday, when the Dodgers return home to Dodger Stadium to take on the Atlanta Braves. The 20-9 Braves have been one of the best squads in MLB over the last few years, and the Dodgers will need Ohtani ready to take on one of their biggest NL rivals.