Shohei Ohtani will stay within the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday night time regardless of a chronic hunch and ongoing well being issues, supervisor Dave Roberts confirmed.
Ohtani has collected simply three singles in 20 postseason at-bats, with seven strikeouts and no dwelling runs since August. The Dodgers, down 2-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers after dropping each video games on the highway — together with a 7-4 loss Monday — want a win to keep away from an virtually insurmountable 3-0 sequence deficit.
Roberts held a prolonged dialog with Ohtani throughout Tuesday’s off day earlier than deciding to maintain him within the lineup. “He was adamant that he can help us, he’s well enough to help us win a baseball game,” Roberts advised reporters. “That’s all we needed to hear.”
Had Ohtani been held out, high prospect Josue De Paula — MLB Pipeline’s No. 6 total prospect — was anticipated to begin at designated hitter. Game 3 is tonight at Dodger Stadium.
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