"Ohtani is just 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts, one walk and an RBI single. Overall this postseason, he's hitting just .111/.200/.111, and he has not made much hard contact. The Phillies have a roster that almost seems built to counter Ohtani, with multiple quality left-handers on their pitching staff. Ohtani stuck out against Cristopher Sánchez three times in three at-bats, once against Matt Strahm in two at-bats, once against Jesús Luzardo in three at-bats, and once in three at-bats against Ranger Suárez."
""I just think that his decision-making hasn't been good," Roberts said. "You can see, it's balls in/off, and he's really not giving himself a chance to hit a mistake. I just think that he's in between a little bit, but the swing decisions are just not where they need to be right now. That's kind of what I see, decision-making.""
""I really don't want to comment on that because, I mean, he can explode at any time,""
""He's that great of a hitter. But we have pitched him well.""
Shohei Ohtani is 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts, one walk and an RBI single through the first three games of the 2025 NLDS. His postseason line is .111/.200/.111 with limited hard contact. The Philadelphia pitching staff features multiple quality left-handers who have repeatedly retired Ohtani, including Cristopher Sánchez, Matt Strahm, Jesús Luzardo and Ranger Suárez. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cited poor decision-making and being "in between" on swing choices as the primary issue limiting Ohtani's ability to drive mistakes. Phillies manager Rob Thomson noted Ohtani can still break out at any time and said the Phillies have pitched him well.
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