Dodgers plan to keep Shohei Ohtani in lineup for NLCS Game 3
Dave Roberts said Ohtani felt able to play against Milwaukee on Wednesday despite managing knee and biceps symptoms and struggling at the plate.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday, October 13, that Shohei Ohtani would start against the Milwaukee Brewers in Wednesday’s National League Championship Series Game 3, despite Ohtani managing knee and biceps symptoms and struggling at the plate. The Dodgers trail Milwaukee 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.
What Ohtani and Roberts said about Game 3
Roberts said Ohtani was adamant that he felt well enough to play, according to CBS Sports. Speaking through an interpreter, Ohtani took responsibility for his results and said he was working on his swing while managing symptoms. CBS Sports reported he was 3 for 20 in the postseason; the reports do not establish that his symptoms caused those results.
A Los Angeles Times column republished by Yahoo Sports argued that the Dodgers should remove Ohtani from the postseason roster. The column also reported that Roberts described planned rest for Ohtani as a reset rather than a benching.
Sources and context
- Dodgers should have taken Shohei Ohtani off the postseason rosterYahoo Sports (Los Angeles Times column by Bill Shaikin)
- Shohei Ohtani to remain in Dodgers lineup for NLCS Game 3 vs. Brewers despite strugglesCBS Sports
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