Dodgers are Halfway Home, with a Little Stopover in New York

L.A. can win two games without Ohtani, if necessary.

If necessary. Key words in any seven-game series. The Dodgers will play a Game 5, a Game 6 and a Game 7, if necessary. And they can win two of a possible five remaining World Series games without Shohei Ohtani. If necessary. And they might not have to do any of the above.

Ohtani injured his left shoulder on a slide while attempting to steal second base, …