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Shohei Ohtani dazzles in playoff debut; Dodgers win Game 1

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LOS ANGELES -- 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, he even sauntered.

"I could really feel the intensity of the stadium before the game began," Ohtani said through an interpreter, "and I thoroughly enjoyed it."

With one swing, Ohtani somehow met the enormous hype he carried into his postseason debut.