Dodgers rest Shohei Ohtani amid lingering left knee soreness

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was set to return as the leadoff hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, a day after he wasn't in the lineup because of lingering soreness in his left knee that is keeping him off the mound.

The Dodgers open a three-game set against the Boston Red Sox.