Shohei Ohtani isn't hitting for Dodgers. It hurt Ohtani the pitcher

HOUSTON — The focus on Shohei Ohtani on the mound is more than it ever has been before, especially on a night like Tuesday.It has been a week since the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar last recorded a hit at the plate, as his worst slump in years has coincided with his reintroduction into full two-way play. It is almost impossible to avoid linking the two as more than just a coincidence, something manager Dave Roberts acknowledged Tuesday when he didn’t have Ohtani in the lineup for the third time in his last four pitching starts.Ohtani isn’t hitting. But he doesn’t think it’s because he’s pitching.Advertisement