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For Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Braves, the Dodgers moved Shohei Ohtani up from fifth to cleanup hitter amid his ongoing slump, where he has gone 2-for-10 with three strikeouts and one walk in the series so far. Manager Dave Roberts expressed optimism that moving Ohtani could help him break out of his funk, noting that even without Ohtani’s strong performance, the team managed a 2-1 series lead.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Story summary
The Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted their lineup for Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. They moved two-way star Shohei Ohtani up in the batting order from fifth place to cleanup, his highest position since joining the team and his first time hitting fourth overall with the Dodgers. This change came after Ohtani's poor performance earlier in the series. Meanwhile, Andy Pages was dropped to the ninth spot. The changes also included Kiké Hernández staying in the lineup despite facing a right-handed pitcher, and Max Muncy returning as a starter. These moves were made ahead of a potential series-clinching game against Braves' right-hander Tyler Mahle.
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After batting the two-way star in the five-hole on Tuesday in a 3-1 win over the Braves in the National League Division Series — the lowest Ohtani had hit since the 2020 season with the Angels –– the Dodgers bumped the slumping four-time MVP up for their potential series-clinching Game 4 showdown with Braves right-hander Tyler Mahle on Wednesday, slotting him in the cleanup spot for his first time with the team.
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Dodgers → bat → team
That was one of several changes the Dodgers made as they looked to book a spot in the NL Championship Series.
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they → make → Series
Game 3 hero Kiké Hernández remained in the lineup, even against a right-handed pitcher, coming off his latest October highlight with a go-ahead home run against Chris Sale on Tuesday.
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Hernández → remain → Tuesday
Max Muncy also returned to the starting nine for the first time since Game 1, having come off the bench the previous two games with the Braves starting left-handed pitchers.
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Braves → return → pitchers
Miguel Rojas did not get a start, after tweaking his back on a swing Tuesday that forced him to leave Game 3 early (he was initially optimistic he hadn’t suffered anything too serious, but the team wanted to see how he felt pregame Wednesday before deciding on his availability).
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he → get → availability
Andy Pages, meanwhile, was dropped into the nine-hole, where he will look to build off a two-hit performance in Game 3 that snapped his previous 0-for-8 slump to start the series.
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that → drop → series
The injury-hampered slugger has looked little like his typically dominant self this week, going 2-for-10 so far this series with one walk, three strikeouts and several empty at-bats with runners on base.
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slugger → hamper → base
The 32-year-old is still searching for his first home run since Aug. 18, having suffered a power outage amid ongoing right arm and left knee injuries.
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old → search → injuries
He also has just one RBI in that span, hitting .163 in his last 21 games (including both regular-season and postseason play).
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He → have → play
“I still thought his intent, the at-bats were better,” manager Dave Roberts said after Game 3, when the Dodgers overcame Ohtani’s lack of production again to take a 2-1 series lead.
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Dodgers → think → lead
“It’s good to know that we can still win games without him doing a whole bunch.
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him → ’ → bunch
But he’s going to come to life.
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he → go → life
It will happen.”
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It → happen → ?
Their hope on Wednesday: That a new spot in the batting order would help him snap out of his extended, physically diminished funk.
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him → help → funk
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