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Phillies failed to exploit the one weakness Shohei Ohtani admitted to before Game 1

The Philadelphia Phillies had the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani on the ropes early in Game 1 of the NLDS. The Phillies knew they had a handful facing Ohtani in his postseason pitching debut, but they failed to finish the job after making some early noise on offense.

Red October was in suspense, waiting for the Phillies to have an offensive game to remember. They had to face the tough Ohtani, who had a 2.87 ERA across 47 innings during the regular season. It was an uphill battle, but Ohtani even admitted himself before Game 1 that he was nervous about making his first postseason appearance as a pitcher.