There’s a good chance that Shohei Ohtani won’t be in the lineup tonight. He’ll underdog more testing today for an oblique injury. Baltimore is hitting .304 with a .847 OPS against lefties on the road since August. The Angels have lost its last four games and may struggle to generate runs without Ohtani.

The Angels are just playing out the string. They have lost four games in a row, they lost some key players by putting them through waivers and they are dealing with several injuries. They received more bad news Monday when Shohei Ohtani suffered an oblique injury that held him out of the lineup. Reports are that he is going for further testing, so don’t expect to see him in the lineup Tuesday. Trying to slow down an Orioles lineup that has scored the eighth-most runs in baseball will be Reid Detmers, who has a 5.01 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. This is setting up as a great opportunity for the Orioles to improve on their 44-25 road record.

Have we seen the last of Shohei Ohtani this year? He was scratched from Monday's lineup with an oblique issue -- at what point does his camp ask/tell the Halos to shut him down and heal up for free agency? Trust me, the Angels will do whatever he asks of them. Tuesday's pitcher Reid Detmers had a 7.94 ERA in August despite one shutout start of 7.1 IP. The Orioles' Dean Kremer has been better on the road (3.77 ERA). Star Baltimore catcher Adley Rustchman didn't start Monday (rest) so he surely will Tuesday.