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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's health is "probably an eight or a nine" on a scale from 1 to 10, according to manager Dave Roberts, and is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against the Padres. Shohei Ohtani, who expressed soreness in his neck and along his right arm in Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, is out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for a third straight game Saturday, but he has not yet been placed on the injured list. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Shohei Ohtani is "not close to optimal" after going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Wednesday night's 8-6 loss to the Cardinals.