Shohei Ohtani left his pitching start due to right hip cramps on Wednesday, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star is expected to be ready for his next turn in the rotation.

Ohtani came off the mound with the training staff during the fourth inning of the Dodgers' game against the Cincinnati Reds. He remained in the contest as a designated hitter.

"I felt it in the first inning and just tried to work around it, and I was able to do it up until the third, and it didn't quite work out in the fourth," Ohtani said through an interpreter.