"After a season spent mostly in rehab mode as a pitcher, building his workload inning by inning as he slowly worked his way back from a second Tommy John surgery, Ohtani has checked every box in his recovery and looks primed for what will be his first career postseason pitching outing. On Tuesday, his fastball was elite once again, topping out at 101.2 mph and accounting for five of his eight strikeouts."
""Over the last three or four starts, there's been a ramp-up of intensity and performance," manager Dave Roberts said of Ohtani, who has given up one run in 19 ⅓ innings over his last four outings to finish the regular season with a 2.87 ERA in 15 starts. "I think that was his plan." Now it's up to the team to make a plan for its postseason pitching rotation and figure out exactly where Ohtani fits within it."
Shohei Ohtani completed the regular season by shutting out the Arizona Diamondbacks over a season-high six innings while recording eight strikeouts in a 5-4 walk-off loss. He rebuilt his workload inning by inning after a second Tommy John surgery and finished with a 2.87 ERA in 15 starts. His fastball reached 101.2 mph and produced five of his eight strikeouts, while his seven-pitch mix limited opponents to five singles and no walks. Manager Dave Roberts noted increasing intensity and performance in recent starts. The Dodgers now must set a postseason rotation and determine Ohtani's starting opportunity, likely Game 1 of the wild-card round.
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