ESPN.com · Oct 15, 2024
Dodgers keeping Ohtani at leadoff for NLCS Game 3 vs. Mets
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NEW YORK -- Despite far better numbers hitting with men on base this postseason, Shohei Ohtani won't be moved down in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for Game 3 of the NL Championship Series against the New York Mets, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.
Ohtani is 0 for 19 with the bases empty but 6 for 8 with men on while batting leadoff during the playoffs.
"It's just funny how things change, where there was a lot of concern about Shohei not being able to get hits with the runners in scoring position -- and now we're all trying to find ways ... to get guys on base so he can hit, right?" Roberts said. "I kind of find that comical, a little bit."