Shohei Ohtani Faces Potential Benching Amid Postseason Slump

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is considering benching struggling superstar Shohei Ohtani for Game 3 of the NLCS. Playing through lingering knee and biceps injuries, Ohtani is hitting .150 with zero extra-base hits in 20 postseason at-bats after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 7-4 Game 2 loss to the Brewers. If left out of the starting lineup, rookie Josue De Paula emerges as the top candidate to take over designated hitter duties as the Dodgers face a 2-0 hole.