LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once again, Shohei Ohtani struck early in the postseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In his playoff debut a year ago, Ohtani hit a tying three-run homer in the second inning of the NL Division Series opener against San Diego. Los Angeles rallied for a 7-5 victory and went on to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.

This year, he got busy even quicker.

Ohtani hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and a two-run drive in the sixth as the Dodgers went deep five times Tuesday night for a 10-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of their NL Wild Card Series.

As usual, Ohtani appeared unruffled stepping into the white-hot spotlight on baseball's biggest stage.

“His focus gets more keen and the at-bat quality is better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Th

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