National League Championship Series" Shohei Ohtani's performance in the playoffs is sluggish. The Spanish teacher believes that he will break out at any time.

Shohei Ohtani. (AFP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The defending Dodgers lost to the Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Game 4:7. The series fell into a 0-2 disadvantage. Not only was the challenge for the third consecutive championship in crisis, but the star Shohei Ohtani stalled again. However, Dodge heavy gun "Spanish teacher" Teoscar Hernández has confidence in him, and Ohtani may step forward at any time.

In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series today, Shohei Ohtani had 4 hitless hits and 2K. He had 7 hits and 1 hit in the past 2 games. He played in 6 games in the playoffs this year, with a total of 20 hits and 3 hits, all of which were short-range hits. His batting average was 0.150, and he only contributed 1 RBI. His on-base percentage and slugging percentage were only 0.261 and 0.150, and his overall offensive index (OPS) was only 0.411. In addition, Ohtani has been on a home run drought since his start on August 18. He has not hit a home run in 24 consecutive games and 110 at-bats, setting a career-worst record.

Sonja Chen, a Dodger reporter on Major League Baseball's official website, analyzed that Shohei Ohtani's batting condition is not good. The problem may be left knee soreness or right biceps strain. Judging from his current performance, it is obviously not as if he is in a healthy state. He can't hit the ball hard or pull it toward right field; he often can't keep up with fastballs and now seems to be trying to get on base by getting a walk or a weak single.

"It's really uncomfortable," Hernandez said when talking about Ohtani's deep slump. The team certainly needs him. He is a very important member and is extremely crucial to the team. I feel sorry for him because everyone knows how capable he is. He has been troubled by some conditions in the past period. I don't know if those problems still exist now, but he is Shohei Ohtani, and he may step forward at any time.

Hernandez also said: "Everyone knows Ohtani is in a slump now, but opponents are still treating him as cautiously as they were in the season when he won the MVP. He doesn't get many balls to attack, so the situation will only be more difficult, especially when you are at such a slump."

Regarding the losses in the first two games of the series, Hernandez admitted that it was really difficult to beat the Brewers. They played hard and never gave up, and they played clean baseball. This is the key, "We have to play better games."