""No, not at all. I think it was just kind of Shohei's going to pitch one game this series. So it's one game and then you have two other guys that potentially can pitch on regular rest. So how do you get sort of your best pitchers the most innings in a potential seven-game series. "So I expect a different output from Shohei on the offensive side this series," Roberts said. "But, yeah, pushing him back was no bearing on the offensive performance.""
"Ohtani has had less success this postseason, but still had a solid start on the way to a Game 2 NLDS win. The three-time MVP allowed three earned runs in the second inning, but struck out nine and allowed just one walk across six innings. Offensively, Ohtani has been struggling this October going 1-for-18 during the NLDS with an RBI. Roberts assured the media that Ohtani not starting in Milwaukee had nothing to do with his struggles in the batter's box."
The Los Angeles Dodgers will start Blake Snell in Game 1 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Manager Dave Roberts has already decided when Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani will pitch in the series but declined to announce the exact games before the series began. Glasnow last started in Game 4 of the NLDS, striking out eight and allowing two hits across six scoreless innings, and he also threw 1.2 scoreless relief innings in Game 1. Ohtani struck out nine while allowing three earned runs in one NLDS start but has hit 1-for-18 offensively in the NLDS. The pitching order was chosen to maximize innings for the best pitchers in a potential seven-game series, and Ohtani's offensive slump did not factor into pushing back his start.
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