The Wild Card Round has ended and the stage is set for the National League Division Series, which features not one but two storied rivalries — Mets–Phillies and Dodgers–Padres. If the regular season match-ups are any indication,

San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado hits a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning during Game 1 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

MLB division series round is here, with four best-of-five showdowns ready to get going. In each series, Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) will take place at the home stadium of the division winners that earned a bye into this round of the playoffs.

Ohtani, who hit .310 in the regular season, faced off against San Diego's Dylan Cease. Ohtani swung mightily for a strike on Cease's first pitch. He soon trailed 0-2 in the count before flying out to left field.

Shohei Ohtani hit a game-tying, three-run homer with two outs in the second inning of his highly anticipated playoff debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani  delivered a three-run, game-tying home run that doubled as his first career MLB playoff hit during Saturday's Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres (GameTracker).