Swanson: Ailing Shohei Ohtani providing only a wasted at-bat for Dodgers in NLDS

That's weird because normally he's everybody else's problem. This man has been terrorizing pitchers and hitters across baseball for years.

But biceps, knee and neck ailments have taken the ball out of Ohtani's hand this season. And now, anyone who says they haven't wondered whether the Dodgers should also take the bat out of his hands is lying.

It's not going to happen, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves, which evened the best-of-five National League Division Series 1-1 heading back to Atlanta for Game 3 on Tuesday.