The Dodgers have settled into a fairly regular lineup, especially with no more opposing left-handed starters to face. Their lineup in Game 1 of the World Series against the Blue Jays on Friday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto features the same starting nine players for a fifth straight game.

Shohei Ohtani leads off, which is to be expected, and he continued his taking batting practice on the field — a rarity for him that he reintroduced during the NLCS off day between Games 2 and 3, before hitting a triple in Game 3 then three home runs in Game 4 — on Thursday during the workout day in Toronto.

Ohtani’s three home runs vaulted his slugging percentage from .368 to .634 this postseason, and raised his OPS by 326 points as well.

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