When Shohei Ohtani was dropped to fifth in the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ lineup for Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, the news rattled across the Pacific like a tsunami. Ohtani had never batted that low in a postseason lineup in his career.
Flash forward to Wednesday, Oct. 14. Ohtani might feel fortunate to be in the Dodgers’ lineup against the Milwaukee Brewers at all, after the team contemplated giving him a day off amid a month-long slump.
But after meeting with manager Dave Roberts on Tuesday, Ohtani found his name in the lineup after all. He’s batting sixth — a new low, but a chance to redeem himself with the Dodgers down 2-0 in the best-of-seven NLCS.
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