Shohei Ohtani's recent struggles underscore the vulnerability of the Dodgers' lineup when their superstar isn't operating at full capacity. This Game 1 loss highlights the need for depth beyond just one or two marquee names to secure postseason wins.
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Dodgers' offense looks as rickety and vulnerable as ever as Shohei Ohtani and Co. lose NLCS Game 1 to the Brewers
MILWAUKEE — Shohei Ohtani got a haircut. It's not the only reason the four-time MVP doesn't quite look like himself. Three-hundred and fifty-nine days ago, Ohtani delivered baseball's greatest ever single-game performance in NLCS Game 4 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Six scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts on the mound. Long balls in his first three at-bats. It was a sporting superhuman at the peak of his powers. It was remarkable. It was comprehensive. It was inarguable. It was a long time ago. Or, at least, that's how it feels right now. Because this Ohtani is not that Ohtani. This postseason is not that postseason. And this Dodgers club, 2-1 losers of NLCS Game 1 on Sunday, is not that Dodgers club. The Brewers, too, are meaningfully different this time around, a more talented, more experienced, more formidable foe. The gap, one year after Los Angeles dismembered Milwaukee in a four-game humiliation ritual, has definitively closed. 1 Dodgers LAD 2 0-1
By Jake MintzOctober 12, 2026Yahoo Sports
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