Open Extended ReactionsThe hardest-thrown pitch of Shohei Ohtani's career came on the day his team might have least expected it. Said Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior: "He just has this ability to turn it on." And though the Dodgers have yet to announce a rotation for that three-game series, it seems fitting that Ohtani would kick-start these playoffs as a two-way player. Everything to know »In their past three turns through the rotation, the Dodgers' six starting pitchers have posted a 2.17 ERA. In Ohtani's return to pitching, the Dodgers have been more cognizant of innings than pitch count because of the stress of alternating between activity and rest.