""I don't necessarily think that the pitching has affected my hitting performance," Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton. "Just on the pitching side, as long as I control what I can control, I feel pretty good about putting up results. On the hitting side, just the stance, the mechanics, it's a constant work in progress. I don't necessarily think so. It's hard to say. Again, last year I was DH full time. This year I started to incorporate pitching.""
""I know I might sound like I'm saying the same answer again, but yeah, I don't really necessarily think it has really affected," Ohtani reiterated. "I do feel like I was able to just have a pretty good season offensively, being able to have quality at-bats throughout the season. It's hard to say. But yeah, same answer as before.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in the National League Championship Series while Shohei Ohtani has produced limited offense. Ohtani is 2-for-11 with one RBI and three walks in the NLCS and is hitting .158/.273/.368 in the postseason with one triple, two home runs, six RBI, six walks and 17 strikeouts in 44 plate appearances. Manager Dave Roberts suggested Ohtani's pitching schedule might affect his hitting and the club adjusted his starts before off days. Ohtani rejects that explanation, saying pitching control and hitting mechanics are separate and that being two-way feels normal.
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