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Dodgers Assess Ohtani Injury Status Ahead of NLCS Game 3
Los Angeles will monitor the superstar's condition but plans to keep him in the lineup if he feels ready to play despite the team's 2-0 series deficit.
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Ohtani's Health and Recent Performance
The Dodgers will decide whether lingering left knee and right bicep issues require sitting Ohtani for Game 3 by checking how he feels. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the 7-4 Game 2 loss that left the team in a 2-0 hole. Ohtani has not homered since Aug. 18 and has three hits in 20 postseason at-bats. Over the past eight weeks his slash line stands at.156/.283/.200.
Team-Wide Offensive Struggles
The Dodgers are 2-for-26 with runners in scoring position this postseason, with both hits coming from Andy Pages. They went 0-for-4 in that situation during Game 2. Of their 19 runs across the first six games this month, 11 have come via home run. Thirty-six of the past 38 teams facing a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series were eliminated.
Pitching and Late-Game Challenges
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was pulled after eight outs and 75 pitches. The offense produced little against the Brewers bullpen late in both games, allowing just five of 33 batters to reach base across six relievers in Game 2.
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