After walks to Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, outfielder Teoscar Hernandez smacked a three-run homer to left. One batter later, switch-hitter Tommy Edman, batting from the left side, crushed a homer to right.

Ohtani leads off the game with a home run then goes back-to-back with Mookie Betts in the third inning to give the Dodgers an early lead. Clayton Kershaw and the bullpen make it stand up in a 5-2

When the bottom of the sixth arrived, that's when Ohtani broke a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record. His second home run of the night was measured at 454 feet via statcast, and was the longest home run in the postseason in the Statcast era by a member of the Dodgers.

Last year, Shohei Ohtani introduced himself to postseason baseball with a game-tying blast in the second at-bat of his first big league playoff game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are kings of the NL West once again, winning the division title for the 12th time in 13 seasons.

Dodgers relievers give up nine runs over four innings after Ohtani is taken out of the game. The Dodgers rally to tie the score, but Blake Treinen gives up a three-run home run in the ninth in a

Shohei Ohtani finally makes his postseason pitching debut for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Phillies