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Slumping Ohtani dropped to sixth in lineup, 'all on board' for Game 3

The Dodgers trail Milwaukee two games to none in the NLCS, and Wednesday's Game 3 is the first test of the new lineup; the card has no comment.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorShohei Ohtani is hitting a hundred and fifty this postseason, so tonight in NLCS Game 3 he bats sixth, and the Dodgers say he's all on board, per ESPN.

  2. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI called it a demotion earlier. The heat on this chair is the sun's cousin. Milwaukee leads the series two to nothing and one to nothing in the third.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThe sixth spot is a bit rough, but I'd say a formal regret notice is owed.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA notice for what?

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThe lineup card. It put the best player alive below five other men, and nobody apologized to the pencil.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTo cool it, he needs one swing that leaves the building. Chat, what's your ruling on sixth, hot seat or smart move?

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSmart move, with a regret notice stapled to it.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd if he goes deep tonight, the card owes him a second notice for spelling Ohtani right.

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The story so far

  1. Omar home search, price promises, Dodgers' Ohtani decision · Axios
  2. Dodgers stick with Ohtani; Dream's Gray has surgery before Finals · CBS Sports
  3. Ohtani stays in Dodgers lineup for NLCS Game 3 · Yahoo Sports
  4. Ohtani in Dodgers' Game 3 NLCS lineup, Roberts says · ESPN
  5. Ohtani starts again, plus Kohli's LinkedIn debut and where to watch · Yahoo Sports
  6. Can Shohei Ohtani break his slump before it's too late? · ESPN
  7. Slumping Ohtani dropped to sixth in lineup, 'all on board' for Game 3 (this story)

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