"So close. So close to a seventh-inning home run that could have made Game 3 a game. So close to a home run that could have revitalized baseball's best player in this National League Division Series. Ohtani is now one for 14 with seven strikeouts in this best-of-five series, in which the Dodgers' lead was reduced to two games to one after an 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies."
"By not sending him to the mound in either of the first two games of their wild-card series, the Dodgers were able to delay his first start as a pitcher until Game 1 of this series. Because the schedule called for a day off between Games 1 and 2, Ohtani didn't have to play the day after making a start, a situation in which he has difficulty hitting."
Shohei Ohtani nearly hit a seventh-inning home run that was caught at the left-field wall by Max Kepler. Ohtani is 1 for 14 with seven strikeouts in the best-of-five NLDS after the Dodgers' 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Kyle Schwarber hit two homers, including a 455-foot shot in the fourth inning, and the Phillies' lineup produced while the Dodgers' hitters did not. The Dodgers postponed Ohtani's pitching and scheduled rest to reduce fatigue after starts; he hit .147 on days following starts in the regular season. If the series returns to Philadelphia for Game 5, Ohtani would be the Dodgers' starting pitcher.
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