Ohtani Hits Three-Run Homer in NLCS Game 4
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, after returning to the leadoff spot in the batting order.
Wichita Falls & Lawton, TX, October 15, 2026 —
Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers had returned Ohtani to the leadoff spot in the batting order, and he homered in the game.
The available information does not specify when the home run was hit, the inning, or the score at the time. It also does not provide the game’s final score, the venue, or the date. No details were provided about other plays, player performances, or the series result.
Ohtani’s return to the top of the Dodgers’ lineup is the only batting-order change identified in the information. The circumstances of his earlier absence from the leadoff spot, if any, were not stated. No reason for the lineup decision was provided, and the reported details do not describe the team’s strategy or explain the impact of the change beyond Ohtani’s home run.
The summary identifies the matchup as Game 4 of the National League Championship Series and names the Dodgers and Brewers as the teams involved. It does not say whether the home run gave Los Angeles a lead, extended one, or changed the game’s outcome. Without the final score or further play-by-play details, the broader effect of the three-run homer on the game and series cannot be established from the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by BETH HARRIS, Associated Press on www.texomashomepage.com, see more information here.
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