The slugger's late-season tear leaves him just four points shy of the batting title when he gets one hit in the season-finale win over the Rockies.
Shohei Ohtani didn’t win the National League batting title, or claim the NL’s first triple crown since 1937, during the Dodgers season-finale 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The fact it was even a possibility, however, was a testament to the dominant tear with which Ohtani finished his first Dodgers season. Despite going one for four in Game 162 at Coors Field, Ohtani concluded the regular season with a staggering stat line: .
” Roberts, however, noticed a shift in approach from the slugger once he crossed the 50-home run threshold — with a late-season boost to his batting average seemingly becoming Ohtani’s final objective in a banner debut Dodgers season. “I do know once he started getting hits and getting closer to .300, I thought his goal was to average .300 ,” Roberts said this weekend. “I saw more intent to hit the ball flat, to get base hits versus just the uppercut to elevate the baseball.
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