Shohei Ohtani unleashed a mighty swing and flung his bat just as ferociously. For a brief moment, before making his way up the first-base line to commemorate his two-out, game-tying three-run homer in Saturday's second inning,

Shohei Ohtani shined as the Los Angeles Dodgers took Game 1 against the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series on Saturday night. Ohtani

Ohtani has officially arrived in October, as have the Dodgers. They rallied twice from early deficits, survived another implosion from a starting pitcher in the postseason and, with a 7-5 win in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres, gave themselves life.