Dave Roberts didn't sound too happy with Shohei Ohtani's costly 'brain cramp'

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Dave Roberts didn't sound too happy with Shohei Ohtani's costly 'brain cramp'
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The Dodgers had a chance right out of the starting games to get on the board in Game 5 of the NLCS.

The Dodgers had a chance right out of the starting gates Friday to get on the board in Game 5 of the NLCS.But then the superstar didn’t run when he probably should have — and the Dodgers were kept off the board. MLB bullpens appear to be reaching a breaking point

With runners at second and third and nobody out in the first inning against Mets starter David Peterson, Teoscar Hernandez hit a grounder to shortstop Francisco Lindor — who was playing at normal deep depth, which would have conceded a run.Two batters later, the Mets escaped trouble and kept the Dodgers off the board.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs to third base after teammate Mookie Betts #50 hit a double in the first inning during Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets at Citi Field on October 18, 2024.In the top of the third inning, Fox’s Ken Rosenthal interviewed Roberts inside the visitor dugout, and Roberts seemed surprised that Ohtani did not trot home with the game’s first run.

“Yeah I don’t know, it was corners in right there, ball to the middle of the field. I think he just had a brain cramp and locked up right there,” Roberts said. “They kinda built momentum and hopefully we can weather that.” The Mets responded in the bottom of the first with a three-run homer from Alonso, though the Dodgers scored one run in the second to make it 3-1.The momentous Mets rise of Mark Vientos, as told by a scout who got it wrongMonster who tied dog to fence in hurricane says he did it because he 'couldn't find anyone' to watch the pooch

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