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PHILADELPHIA — On the mound, he self-destructed in a second inning that nearly placed the game out of his team’s reach. In the batter’s box, he struck out four times for only the seventh time in his career. A two-way player for the first time in a postseason game, Shohei Ohtani didn’t save the Dodgers on Saturday night. Instead, Ohtani was the …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani struck out not once, twice, three times but four — four! — straight times and almost snuffed a late Dodgers rally. The Oh-4 nearly cost Los Angeles. Good news for the Dodgers, Ohtani the ace was about as good as he needed to be on the mound — with a little pop from teammate Teoscar …

PHILADELPHIA — The last time Shohei Ohtani took the mound against the Philadelphia Phillies, it was the first time all year he looked like a true starting pitcher again. Ohtani, of course, had pitched plenty before that Sept. 16 game at Dodger Stadium, when he spun five no-hit innings against a Phillies team on the verge of a National League East division …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. The Dodgers open the best-of-five series on Saturday in Philadelphia. “Very talented ballclub. It’s going to be a fun environment,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think …

This year, October started a day early for the Dodgers. Thanks to their underwhelming regular season, their march toward postseason history began before the month even started. This season’s team, coaches and players acknowledged repeatedly in recent weeks, had played their way into this spot: Having to begin the playoffs on the last day of September, in a daunting best-of-three …

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani sent an earnest message to starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw following his final regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Kershaw announced he would close the curtain on his career after the 2025 season on Thursday, ending a remarkable 18 seasons in MLB. “Congratulations on an amazing, storybook, Hall of Fame career,” the …

Shohei Ohtani said he is prepared to make a six-inning start in October. He said he is open to pitching out of the bullpen, even if remaining in the game after a relief appearance might require him to play in the outfield. His unspoken reasons for wanting to do so are obvious: The Dodgers are terrible. They aren’t terrible compared …

Shohei Ohtani is flirting with the idea of playing the outfield this October.  The Dodgers’ two-way superstar, who hasn’t been penciled in as a position player since the 2021 season, said he was open to a position change if it helps his team this postseason. “I’ve had different conversations with different people, and of course that’s come up,” Ohtani told …

The Dodgers are getting pretty good at this whole “carry a no-hitter into the later innings and still lose” thing. Shohei Ohtani exited after five innings Tuesday night after not allowing a hit to the Phillies, only to see the first reliever surrender a four-run lead in a 9-6 home loss. This tough setback comes not long after Yoshinobu Yamamoto …

Dave Roberts described it as an easy decision. If only it hadn’t come with such disastrous consequences. In the middle of the fifth inning Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani returned to the Dodgers’ dugout after a clean inning of work on the mound. Waiting for him at the top step was manager Dave Roberts, wanting to ask how he felt after …