Dodgers speak ahead of World Series Game 4
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Could shaking things up at the bottom of the order help get the Dodgers' lineup back on track? While Andy Pages is not the only hitter scuffling, his performance at the plate of late has manager Dave Roberts contemplating a change.
This rule alteration allows a team to leave a departed pitcher in as the DH for the remainder of the game. So when Ohtani leaves the mound, he essentially morphs from a pitcher in the batting order to just a designated hitter in the batting order. The Dodgers won't have to let their relief pitchers hit. Ohtani will hit for them.
A 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays shuttered the idea of a repeat celebration at Dodger Stadium, as it leveled the World Series at 2-2. The offense that saved the Dodgers so often last October whiffed at another chance to do so this year. “We haven’t found our rhythm,” manager Dave Roberts said.
When Freddie Freeman ultimately ended the game on his walk-off home run in the 18th inning, the Dodgers centered their celebration around Klein. Asked about that moment, Klein gave the coolest reflection. He said it was something out of a dream — actually exceeding his wildest of expectations.
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Will Klein was an unlikely hero in the team's thrilling Game 2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Will Klein,” Dodgers first baseman and walk-off hero Freddie Freeman said afterward, admiringly. “MVP of this game.”
The Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed over the Toronto Blue Jays after an epic 18-inning World Series game. More Videos
Shohei Ohtani had three extra-base hits in the first five innings of Game 3 of the World Series, including his seventh homer this postseason