A puzzling month of August has put Shohei Ohtani’s Triple Crown hopes on hold, even as he remains the National League front-runner for Most Valuable Player.
Through Monday, Ohtani only had 12 hits this month with seven of them leaving the yard. He added a single and a triple in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the Mariners Tuesday.
The designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers has punished mistakes, but has struggled to maintain the consistency he had in the previous months. The biggest difference has been his walk rate, which is down from 12.