In a topsy-turvy game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Shohei Ohtani once again came up clutch.

You can't blame Shohei Ohtani for ... The usually stoic Ohtani hit a three-run dinger and shouted out as he flipped his bat. His Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in Game 1 of their best ...

The Dodgers looked sharp in facing hitters for the first time since undergoing a second major elbow operation.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei ... Series against the San Diego Padres (GameTracker). Ohtani, appearing in his first MLB postseason game, hit a fly out to left in his first at-bat.

With a momentous home-run swing from Shohei ... Padres had no choice but to pitch to Ohtani when he came to the plate with two outs against starter Dylan Cease. Cease tried to begin the at-bat ...

LOS ANGELES — Someday, Shohei Ohtani ... deficit against the rival San Diego Padres in the first postseason game of his MLB career, he hit a three-run homer. Then he flung his bat practically ...

Shohei Ohtani threw 22 pitches across five simulated plate appearances at Citi Field ahead of his Los Angeles Dodgers’ game ...

Miguel Rojas singled to left, prompting Padres manager Mike Shildt to pull Cease with Shohei Ohtani coming to the plate. Facing Padres reliever Adrian Morejon, Ohtani hit a broken-bat single to ...

Shohei Ohtani is on the board ... and while doing double duties. Ohtani is expected to return to the mound in May. Fans also appreciated the bat flip Ohtani did after his home run off Kikuchi.

After getting Dylan Cease out of the game, a Shohei Ohtani single loaded the bases for Los Angeles. With Mookie Betts up to bat ... as the Padres were able to do some damage against the rookie.