Dodgers place Shohei Ohtani in starting lineup for Game 3 of the World Series

After an injury scare in Game 2, Shohei Ohtani will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. 

Ohtani has had a slow start in his first-ever Fall Classic, recording a .125 batting average through eight at-bats. His sole hit happened in the World Series opener. However, the consequential double, which turned into a triple thanks to a fielding error by Yankee Anthony Volpe, helped the Dodgers equalize.

Before leaving Game 2, Ohtani had a quiet night going 0-for-3 with one walk and a strikeout. The Japanese slugger partially dislocated his left shoulder while trying to steal second base during the seventh inning. 

With one of their best players in the locker room, the Dodgers eeked out a 4-2 over the Yankees. Now with a dominant 2-0 lead and just two more wins needed, the Dodgers will head to the Bronx for the next round of the World Series. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at 5:08 p.m. Walker Buehler will get the start for Los Angeles against the Yankees' Clarke Schmidt.

The next three games will be played in New York (Game 5 if necessary), before potentially returning to Dodger Stadium. According to Major League Baseball statisticians, teams with a 2-0 lead have won 84% of all best-of-seven postseason series. In the 2-3-2 format World Series format, teams who won the first two games have gone on to take the series 80% of the time, according to the MLB.