The Dodgers have welcomed back Shohei Ohtani greatly on the mound. Now Dave Roberts has a new plan moving forward.

Shohei Ohtani has reached the set benchmark in all six of his starts as a pitcher this season, and now looks to continue with that progression when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to start on the mound Wednesday as he continues his buildup from elbow surgery that kept him from pitching all last season. Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday before the Dodgers faced the Boston Red Sox in the finale of their three-game series that the plan is for Ohtani to work four innings at Cincinnati,