SAN FRANCISCO – He said he felt the way he usually did at this stage of the season – no better, no worse.
When explaining why he wasn’t overly concerned about his offensive form, or lack thereof,Shohei Ohtanireferenced his personal history.
In his previous eight years in the major leagues, he was on average the most productive in June. Last season, his best month as a hitter was in May.
Then again, Ohtani said in Japanese, “Nothing would be better than for that to happen sooner.”
The Dodgers lost for the fourth time in their last five games on Wednesday night,dropping a 3-0 decision to the Giantsat Oracle Park.
Ohtani might be the best pitcher in baseball at the moment, but the Dodgers need him to start hitting and they need him to start hitting now.
WithAndy Pages slowing down after his superhuman start to the seasonandDalton Rushingbound to do the same, the team’s most-expensive player has to deliver.
Ohtani’s last home run was on April 12. Since then, he’s batted .212 with just one run batted in.
He was hitless in four at-bats Friday night, which snapped hison-base streak at 53 games, the longest by any Dodgers player since the franchise relocated to Los Angeles in 1958.
“As a leadoff hitter, it’s important to reach base,” Ohtani said. “I think that’s a number that grows when you can stand comfortably in the batter’s box. But I still don’t have that feeling in the batter’s box.”
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