It's October. Every pitch matters more now — and Shohei Ohtani has been here before: 11 career playoff home runs and counting.
Ohtani went 2-for-13 with no home runs or RBI in four postseason games, a .421 OPS, ahead of the NL Championship Series against Milwaukee. The regular season ended with a .275 average, 30 home runs, an .889 OPS and a 1.79 ERA, which is rare for a starter. His career postseason line of 11 home runs and an .893 OPS in 37 games is where the series starts from.
October
11 career playoff home runs — and counting.
2026 Postseason
Career Postseason
Hitting & Pitching
At the plate
Hitting · How he's doing this season
The regular season made him the heart of the lineup; October is where he gets to answer.
He finished with 30 home runs and 81 RBI in 139 games, one of the league's best bats. October has started cold, just 2-for-13 in four games, but he has 11 playoff homers in his career, and Milwaukee is next.
On the mound
Pitching · How he's doing this season
When he takes the ball, the other dugout goes quiet.
Over 14 starts he posted a 1.79 ERA, meaning he gave up fewer than two earned runs every nine innings, while striking out 10 batters per nine. That is the arm the Dodgers carry into the Brewers series.