Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener.

Then Shohei Ohtani happened. It’s easy to make too much of Ohtani’s two-out, three-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning, but it’s riskier to make too little of it. It was an absolute bolt that woke everyone up,

Welcome to the postseason, Shohei Ohtani. He hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to even the score for the Dodgers against the Padres.

Welcome to the MLB playoffs, Shohei Ohtani. In his second career postseason at-bat, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar crushed a two-out, three-run homer to tie the game against the San Diego Padres. Dodger Stadium was happy,

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his post-season debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their National League Division Series opener Saturday.