{"id":244432,"date":"2026-05-21T01:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/shohei-ohtanis-recent-hot-streak-shows-offensive-concerns-were-overblown\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:50:22","slug":"shohei-ohtanis-recent-hot-streak-shows-offensive-concerns-were-overblown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/shohei-ohtanis-recent-hot-streak-shows-offensive-concerns-were-overblown\/","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani’s recent hot streak shows offensive concerns were overblown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fully entrenched as baseball’s unicorn, Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> phenom Shohei Ohtani<\/a> entered the season<\/a> expected to dominate in every appearance, both on offense and in starts as a pitcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And while he’s been as impressive as ever<\/a> on the mound, his offense has been slower to build. But Ohtani has been heating up as of late and is showing why the early season concern was unfounded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to winning his last start, a seven-inning shutout of the rival San Francisco Giants<\/a>, and allowing only two runs in his last two outings combined, Ohtani has found his stroke at the plate, even if his power hasn’t fully popped to its normal standards just yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani has been heating up and building a hit streak\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ohtani is hitting .522 in his last seven games and riding a six-game hit streak in games he’s recorded at least one at-bat. Despite only one home run during that same span, and even throughout the entire month of May, Ohtani has recorded six extra-base hits and nine RBI. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Going a bit further back to when he was said to be struggling more at the plate, Ohtani has produced a .364 batting average, a .451 OBP and a 1.041 OPS with 11 RBI since May 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n