In a ballpark where the walls shake with every chant and the ‘Red October’ air feels heavier than most places on Earth, Shohei Ohtani made his long-awaited postseason pitching debut on Friday night.

It came not in the friendly and comfortable confines of Dodger Stadium, but under the red glow of Citizens Bank Park — against the most hostile crowd baseball has to offer, and the National League’s best home team, the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Ohtani struck out nine, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied behind Kiké and Teoscar Hernández to steal Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Division Series 5-3 over the Phillies in a matchup of two October heavyweights.

Ohtani’s presence alone felt cinematic. The two-way s

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