{"id":8546,"date":"2025-10-09T07:51:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/shohei-ohtanis-postseason-struggles-continue-as-dodgers-fall-to-phillies-in-game-3\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:51:26","slug":"shohei-ohtanis-postseason-struggles-continue-as-dodgers-fall-to-phillies-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/shohei-ohtanis-postseason-struggles-continue-as-dodgers-fall-to-phillies-in-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani\u2019s postseason struggles continue as Dodgers fall to Phillies in Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani remains mired in a postseason hitting funk, going 0 for 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series, 2-1, despite Ohtani’s lack of offense. He is 1 for 14 with seven strikeouts in the NLDS.<\/p>\n

“I really don’t want to comment on that because, I mean, he can explode at any time,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “He’s that great of a hitter. But we have pitched him well.”<\/p>\n

The two-way superstar hasn’t looked like the designated hitter who hit 55 home runs and had 146 runs scored — both franchise records — in the regular season. His homers were second in the National League behind Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber, who had two drives to break out of a slump Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ohtani struck out once, grounded out and flied out three times Wednesday. The Phillies’ left-handers have stymied him in particular.<\/p>\n

“His decision making hasn’t been good,” manager Dave Roberts said. <\/p>\n

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On the mound, Ohtani pitched six strong innings in the Dodgers’ Game 1 victory on the road. It was the third-most strikeouts by a Dodger in their postseason pitching debut. <\/p>\n

Roberts has said Ohtani would start a deciding Game 5 in Philadelphia on Saturday if the series goes the distance.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani remains mired in a postseason hitting funk, going 0 for 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night. The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series, 2-1, despite Ohtani’s lack of offense. He is…<\/p>\n

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