{"id":485742,"date":"2025-10-06T17:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/shohei-ohtani-would-start-game-5-of-the-nlds-if-the-series-goes-on-dave-roberts-confirms\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:11:25","slug":"shohei-ohtani-would-start-game-5-of-the-nlds-if-the-series-goes-on-dave-roberts-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/shohei-ohtani-would-start-game-5-of-the-nlds-if-the-series-goes-on-dave-roberts-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani would start Game 5 of the NLDS if the series goes on, Dave Roberts confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>Los Angeles.<\/strong> \u2013 Dodgers manager, <strong>Dave Roberts<\/strong>, confirmed that <strong>Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> will return to the mound in <strong>Game 5 of the National League Division Series (NLDS)<\/strong> against the Philadelphia Phillies, in case the series reaches that decisive instance next Saturday.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Vladimir Guerrero Jr. estalla en octubre y los Azulejos huelen a Serie de Campeonato\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. explodes in October and the Blue Jays smell like Championship Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\u201c<strong>If the series goes the distance, he would be the opener<\/strong>\u201d, Roberts declared this Monday when asked about the rotation of the defending World Series champions.\n\nOhtani, who had a <strong>brilliant first postseason start<\/strong> in his career, was key in Los Angeles&#8217; victory in <strong>Game 1<\/strong>. The Japanese star allowed three runs in the second inning, but then dominated with authority, allowing only one hit in the next four innings and <strong>striking out nine batters<\/strong>.\n\nThat performance placed Ohtani with the <strong>third-most strikeouts for a Dodgers pitcher in his playoff debut<\/strong>, surpassed only by Don Newcombe (11 in 1949) and Tim Belcher (10 in 1988).\n\nHis dominance allowed the Dodgers&#8217; offense to react, and the Dominican <strong>Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> took charge of changing the story with a <strong>three-run home run in the seventh inning<\/strong>, sealing a 5-3 victory as visitors at Citizens Bank Park.\n\nRoberts made it clear that <strong>he is not considering using Ohtani as a reliever<\/strong> for the rest of the series:\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Using him from the bullpen against the Phillies is not on our radar,&#8221; the manager pointed out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nWith the Dodgers leading the series 1-0, <strong>Game 2<\/strong> will be this Monday at 6:08 p.m. (Eastern Time), with <strong>Blake Snell<\/strong> opening for Los Angeles and the left-handed <strong>Jes\u00fas Luzardo<\/strong> for Philadelphia.\n\nLos angelinos buscan colocarse a una victoria de avanzar a la Serie de Campeonato, mientras que los Filis tratar\u00e1n de igualar antes de viajar a California.\n\nOhtani, who already shone as a batter during the season and is now demonstrating his worth on the mound, could have the fate of the series in his hands if the duel extends to the limit.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles. \u2013 Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, confirmed that Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound in Game 5 of the National League Division Series (NLDS) against the Philadelphia Phillies, in case the series reaches that decisive instance next Saturday. 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