Shohei Ohtani had not only worked six quality innings in Saturday’s National League Division Series opener at Philadelphia, but the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star seemed to put another talent on display in the final frame.
Ohtani played the role of calming force in the dugout when he placed his right arm around the shoulder of teammate Teoscar Hernandez with one out in the ninth inning—as if to assure the night’s hitting star that Japanese compatriot Roki Sasaki would shut down the Phillies and lock up a Game 1 victory.
