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Shohei Ohtani blasted a towering three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 8-0 and took a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series on Wednesday. The Japanese superstar continued his stellar production with runners in scoring position by sending right-hander Tylor Megill’s 0-1 slider 397 feet to the upper deck beyond right field, extending the Dodgers’ lead to 7-0. Coming into Game 3 at New York’s Citi Field, Ohtani had 16 hits from his last 19 at-bats with at least one runner on second or third base, dating back to the regular season. He …

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