Dodgers expect a healthier Shohei Ohtani for Game 1 of the NLDS

The two-way superstar played in the final five games of the regular season after coming off a two-week stint on the injured list with nagging right biceps and left knee issues.

With five days off leading up to Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani has time to rest and refine his hitting stroke.

He went 5 for 21 with an extra-base hit, eight strikeouts and a walk over the final five games.