LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani at the plate had just one hit in the NLDS, driving in the fourth and final Dodgers run in a one-run win in Game 2. But he also struck out out nine times in his 20 plate appearances in the series.

Sixteen of those plate appearances came against Phillies left-handers, including 0-for-12 with six strikeouts specifically against Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo, and Ranger Súarez.

“A lot of it was driven by the left-handed pitching, and even with that, he wasn’t as bad during the regular season as he was on the postseason versus those guys,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. “Whatever opponent we face, they’re going to try to put as many lefties on Shohei. But we’re hoping he can kind of do a little self-reflecting on that series, on how aggressive he was outsi

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