There's a serious conversation to be had about what this Los Angeles Dodgers lineup would look like without Shohei Ohtani.

It never seemed like it was going to make it to this point, but Ohtani is clearly dealing with some sort of injury as he's reached a new low at the plate.

Obviously, manager Dave Roberts had to make the tough decision to shut him down on the mound, but they've kept him in as the team's designated hitter.

Suddenly, they can no longer justify that decision. Ohtani's struggles are well documented this postseason, and he's taking up a spot in a Dodgers lineup that mustered up just three hits in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Knowing southpaw Robert Gasser is taking the mound in Game 3, it's going to be interesting to see what kind of lineup Roberts puts out, and whether or not Ohtani is in it.

Back in Game 3 of the NLDS, the Dodgers faced Atlanta Braves' Chris Sale.

Sale is a veteran of the game and is far different from Gasser, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Gasser put up a similar line to what Sale did in Atlanta.

The 37-year-old threw five innings where he allowed three earned runs on seven hits. He struck out seven batters without walking any and was pulled at 95 pitches after he gave up a pair of home runs.

That's not to say Gasser is going to allow similar numbers, but five innings is around what the Dodgers should expect from him.

1. Mookie Betts

2. Freddie Freeman

3. Teoscar Hernandez

4. Will Smith

5. Shohei Ohtani

6. Miguel Rojas

7. Andy Pages

8. Kyle Tucker

9. Kike Hernandez

Throughout the first two games of the NLCS, the Dodgers have batted Ohtani at cleanup both times. 

Josue De Paula continues to ride the bench despite putting up stellar numbers, but the question is, do you play him left-on-left in Game 3?

This could be a situation where Ohtani starts the game, and then De Paula comes in once Gasser is pulled, but the 21-year-old is hitting .400 against lefties this year, so it's certainly worth having a conversation about putting him in the starting lineup over Ohtani.

Rojas is a lock to make the lineup with a lefty pitcher over Max Muncy, and then it's almost a toss-up between Tommy Edman and Hernandez to be in the ninth spot.