San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish broke down how he shut down Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani on Sunday.
When Shohei Ohtani came to the plate in the second inning for his second at-bat on Saturday during Game 1 of the National League Division Series — Ohtani's first-ever postseason appearance — the
When Ohtani took his second at-bat on Sunday during the third inning of Game 2, the Dodgers similarly trailed 3-1. This time, Ohtani could not pull off the same magic he executed the night before. Instead, Ohtani grounded out to first base. The difference — pitcher Yu Darvish. “I think it was important,” Darvish said. “I felt like I had really good concentration on the mound, just going batter by batter, and just great focus. And I did get in trouble a little bit in the second inning, but other than that, I thought it was a pretty good night.”
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