Dodgers Lose to Brewers in NLCS as Ohtani Records a Single
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, bringing them closer to elimination. Shohei Ohtani recorded a single after being moved to the sixth spot in the batting order.
Raleigh Durham, NC, October 14, 2026 —
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, a result that brought the Dodgers closer to elimination. Shohei Ohtani recorded a single after being moved to the sixth spot in the batting order.
The information available does not specify the score, the date of the game or the series tally after the loss. It also does not identify who made the decision to move Ohtani in the lineup or when the change took effect. No additional details about his other at-bats or the game’s events were provided.
The loss leaves the Dodgers nearer to elimination in the series, but the precise implications cannot be determined from the details provided. The number of games remaining, the teams’ records in the series and the conditions under which either team could advance were not specified.
Ohtani’s single is the only individual performance detail included in the summary. The available account does not state when in the game he hit it, whether it led to a run or how the lineup change affected the rest of the Dodgers’ batting order. It also does not provide a reaction from either team.
Without a score, game date or further series details, the result can be reported only in broad terms: the Dodgers lost to the Brewers in the NLCS, moving closer to elimination, while Ohtani recorded a single from the sixth spot in the batting order.
Story summarized from the original created by BETH HARRIS, Associated Press on www.cbs17.com, see more information here.
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