Shohei Ohtani scratched from mound start vs Tampa Bay

[ASFN Admin]

Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled start on the mound for the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. Left-hander José Quintana will move up from his scheduled Tuesday start to face the defending AL champion Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a four-game series at Angel Stadium. The Angels didn't announce why Ohtani had been scratched, but the two-way star was hit on his elbow Sunday by a 93 mph fastball from Seattle's Justus Sheffield in the first inning of Los Angeles' 2-0 road loss to the Mariners.

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