Dodgers Fall 3-0 as Ohtani Credits Brewers’ Approach

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 6-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on October 14, leaving them three games behind in the best-of-seven matchup. Shohei Ohtani said afterward that Milwaukee’s pitching had exposed parts of his game, while declining to use injuries as an excuse for his performance. The defeat put the defending champions one loss from elimination. The Brewers had also won the first two games, taking a 3-0 series lead. No team has overcome a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven postseason series since the Boston Red Sox did so against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series. Ohtani, speaking through an interpreter, credited Milwaukee’s overall play and said the series had revealed aspects of him as a player. He struck out six times during the NLCS, according to the post-series account. His remarks offered his own assessment of the matchup; they do not establish how much the Brewers’ approach, his health or other factors contributed to his results. Before Game 3, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved Ohtani to sixth in the batting order. It was the first time he had batted that low for Los Angeles,...