Dodgers shake up NLCS lineup, restoring Shohei Ohtani to leadoff with season on the line

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One loss from elimination, the Los Angeles Dodgers restored Shohei Ohtani to the top of the batting order for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night.The Dodgers trailed the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, and needed to four straight wins to reach the World Series and keep alive their bid for a third consecutive championship.Ohtani batted sixth in a 6-2 loss on Wednesday night, the lowest he's hit since joining the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season. He was 1 for 2 with a walk to raise his batting average to .182.“Just seeing the work the last couple days, I like where his head is at,” manager Dave Roberts said before the game. “I liked the at-bats yesterday. Obviously we haven’t performed the way that we’re capable of, so to kind of shake it up a little bit but something that’s of somewhat normalcy that our guys are used to.”Ohtani typically leads off the order but has been dropped lower while struggling with injuries to