After a pair of off days, we’ve reached another game day for the Dodgers, who begin their National League Division Series against the Phillies on Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Shohei Ohtani gets the start in Game 1 for the Dodgers, his first postseason game on the mound. Ohtani and the Dodgers point back to his five no-hit, scoreless innings against the Phillies on September 16 at Dodger Stadium as an inflection point when Ohtani was no longer in rehab mode.

Jack Harris at the Los Angeles Times has more:

But going forward, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said, the club plans to use Ohtani like “a normal starting pitcher now.” No more pre-determined restrictions. No more overbearing health considerations.

“I’m very glad that I was able to end the rehab progression at

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