Rockies to get double dose of Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have made it clear they will not overextend two-way star Shohei Ohtani on the mound in his comeback from elbow surgery.

Instead, they are slowly stretching his starts, from an inning in his season debut on June 16 to 4 1/3 innings on Aug. 13. Against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Ohtani (0-0, 3.47 ERA) will make his 10th start of the seas