PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is more the Sultan of Squat than a modern day Babe Ruth when the Los Angeles Dodgers star plays in Philadelphia.

He’s yet to hit any of his 250 homers in Philly. He’s batting .250 lifetime in Citizens Bank Park with just two extra-base hits and four RBIs over 12 games and 44 at-bats. He struck out 16 times.

So if the bat is cold, why not pitch?

Ohtani finally makes his postseason pitching debut when he takes the mound Saturday for the Dodgers in the NL Division Series opener against the Phillies.

The best-of-five series between two franchises who have each played in a World Series over the last three seasons — yet somehow haven’t met in the playoffs since 2009 — is loaded with star power.

Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Bett

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