LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani slugged his first home run of the postseason before the Los Angeles Dodgers were knocked out of the National League Championship Series with four straight defeats on Thursday with a 6-4 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The two-way superstar crushed Dustin May's 1-1 cutter to right for a three-run shot in the second inning at Dodger Stadium, punching the air after his first homer since Aug. 18 gave the home team a 4-0 lead with Andy Pages singling in the opening run earlier.

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