Shohei Ohtani finally broke out of his slump with monster home run — but Dodgers still lost

The Los Angeles Dodgers may have gotten swept on Thursday night, but for a moment, their fans had some hope.

Superstar Shohei Ohtani entered Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday night mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. It got so bad that he was not only dropped down in the batting order earlier in the series, but there was even speculation he could be benched.

He finally busted out of that slump in the bottom of the second inning on Thursday with a towering, majestic three-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers.

It was a relief for the Dodgers and their fans.

It also seemed to be a huge relief for Ohtani given his celebration.

Shohei Ohtani busts out of slump with monster home run, huge celebration

With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Ohtani took a 1-1 pitch from Brewers relief pitcher Dustin May and launched it deep into the right field bleachers.