The Dodgers' second-stringer Shohei Ohtani has been in a postseason hitting slump, with five hits in 34 at-bats so far in the postseason, and only two homers in the first game against the Reds. Shohei Ohtani said in an interview that it has nothing to do with the second-stringer, "At the same time, the second-stringer is more physically demanding, and the routine is, but I don't think it's the direct cause. I don't think it's a direct result of that. I don't think it has that kind of effect from a physical point of view."