Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has been struggling on the plate, particularly with runners in scoring place.
Ohtani is now 1-for-19 (.053) with runners in scoring place this season, which is horrible for somebody who entered Tuesday with a .289 profession common, a .618 slugging share, 1.036 OPS, and 45 dwelling runs with runners in scoring place.
“Shohei is clearly a really aggressive hitter, however he can do a greater job of getting right into a rely,” supervisor Dave Roberts stated. “Proper now, he’s been tremendous aggressive, greater than he’s ever been with runners in scoring place. So we’ve bought to mood that again, make these guys proceed to make pitches. We’ll tackle that.”
Regardless of his paltry numbers with runners in scoring place, Roberts stated Ohtani has an openness and willingness to get higher — not only for himself, however for the group.
“He’s utterly open to getting higher in any manner, form or kind,” Roberts stated on the MLB Community Radio present Loud Outs. “His group method is profitable. He’s greater than keen to hit a grounder to drive in a run with the infield again or hit a fly ball to drive in a run. He performs to win.”
Ohtani leads the group with 31 hits and 10 doubles and he’s second on the group with a .360 batting common, a .400 on-base share, a .640 slugging share, and a 1.040 OPS.
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