Dodgers' offense looks as rickety and vulnerable as ever as Shohei Ohtani and Co. lose NLCS Game 1 to the Brewers - Yahoo Sports
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 1 of the NLCS to the Milwaukee Brewers, highlighting a decline in offensive performance. The piece notes that Shohei Ohtani and the team appear less formidable than in previous postseason appearances.
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MILWAUKEE — Shohei Ohtani got a haircut. It's not the only reason the four-time MVP doesn't quite look like himself.
Three-hundred and fifty-nine days ago, Ohtani delivered baseball's greatest ever single-game performance in NLCS Game 4 against the Milwaukee Brewers . Six scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts on the mound. Long balls in his first three at-bats. It was a sporting superhuman at the peak of his powers. It was remarkable. It was comprehensive. It was inarguable.
It was a long time ago. Or, at least, that's how it feels right now.
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