LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani keeps doing Shohei Ohtani things.

Before his outing on Tuesday against the NL East champion Phillies, manager Dave Roberts referred to it as a “good test” -- a preview of pitching against a postseason-ready opponent -- for the two-way superstar.

Ohtani responded with five no-hit innings on 68 pitches, retiring 15 of the 16 batters he faced.

Ohtani picked up his first of five strikeouts in the first inning. In a 2-1 count, he got Kyle Schwarber to whiff on a slider at the bottom of the zone for strike two. On the next pitch, Ohtani changed up the eye level with another slider painted onto the high inside corner that froze Schwarber for the called third strike.

One of the signature moments from the night came in the fourth inning, when Ohtani put down Bryce H

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