"The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series while superstar Shohei Ohtani batted just .056 in the NLDS. His one hit in 18 at-bats is certainly alarming, but including the two Wild Card games as well, Ohtani is .148 with a .604 OPS. He hit a pair of long balls during Game 1 of the Wild Card round and has had just two hits since."
""We're not going to win the World Series with that sort of performance," Roberts said. "So we're counting on a recalibration, getting back into the strike zone, and understanding when he faces left-handed pitching what they're gonna try to do - crowd him in, off (the plate), spin him away. He's just gotta be better at managing the hitting zone. "I'm counting on it. We're all counting on it.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the National League Championship Series while Shohei Ohtani struggled at the plate, collecting one hit in 18 NLDS at-bats (.056) and hitting .148 with a .604 OPS including Wild Card games. Ohtani launched two home runs in the Wild Card Game 1 but has had only two hits since. The team expects a recalibration, improved strike-zone control, and better handling of left-handed pitchers' tactics. Ohtani endured a July slump (.204/.321/.505, .826 OPS) but responded with a dominant August–September (.309/.431/.660, 1.091 OPS) and 17 homers.
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