"With pitching, there's the day of the start, what it takes on your mind in the box. The day after, you're hitting, the tax on your body and what you endured the day before in your outing. So that affects the hitting. That's two days right there."
"Just like the other day here, he took BP on the field early, two days before his start, to give himself time to recover for tonight."
Shohei Ohtani returned to the mound against the Houston Astros after being out of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup for only the third time this season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts adjusted Ohtani’s two-way responsibilities after observing offensive struggles in the series opener, including an 0-for-17 stretch with six walks and four strikeouts over his last five games. Roberts said pitching creates a mental and physical tax that carries into the next day’s hitting, affecting performance. He also attributed the slump to limited time for swing work because game planning for upcoming starts reduces practice opportunities. Roberts noted Ohtani took batting practice early two days before his start to recover and manage the workload.
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