Shohei Ohtani had never played in a Major League Baseball postseason game until Saturday night.
Nobody would know that based on his performance alone in a 7-5 victory.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning, Ohtani sent a sold-out Dodger Stadium into a frenzy when he tattooed a three-run home run. In one swing he tied the game and gave the Dodges the momentum swing that they were searching for.
It was only his second at-bat of the postseason but he relieved the home crowd and his teammates of any pressure.