After another MVP-caliber season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani was struggling to carry that success over to the postseason. Entering Game 4 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers, the two-way phenom was hitting under .200 through the first three rounds of the playoffs.
Ohtani had just two hits through the first three games against Milwaukee – a far cry from his elite performance during the regular season. But that all changed Friday.
Not only did Ohtani dominate on the mound in Game 4, tossing six shutout innings against the Brewers; he also went 3-for-3 at the plate with three solo homers and a walk to help the Dodgers secure a 5-1 win over Milwaukee and punch their ticket to the World Series for a second consecutive year.