Shohei Ohtani back in the leadoff spot and crushes a 3-run homer for the Dodgers in NLCS Game 4

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Back atop the batting order, Shohei Ohtani responded with a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday.With the Dodgers facing elimination, Ohtani's 428-foot drive to right-center off former teammate Dustin May gave Los Angeles a 4-0 lead in the second inning. It was the Dodgers' first homer of the series and his first since Aug. 18 at Colorado — a span of 116 plate appearances.The typically placid Ohtani reacted in a most un-Ohtani way: raising his arms and yelling toward the Dodgers' dugout before beginning his trot around the bases.Kyle Tucker singled leading off the second to chase Brewers opener Shane Drohan, and Teoscar Hernández followed with a single off May that put runners at the corners. One out later, Tucker scored on Andy Pages' single.With two outs, Ohtani unleashed the smooth and powerful swing that had mostly deserted him over the last few months while he d