Shohei Ohtani had a hit with no one on base. The seventh opening home run in the Dodgers’ postseason history was undoubtedly one by Mets left-hander Jose Quintana. It traveled a Statcast-projected 422 feet after leaving Ohtani’s bat at 117.8 mph, making it the third-hardest home run in the postseason since Statcast began tracking follow up in 2015. He continued his form in Game 3, with a three-run home run that sent the ball over the right field foul pole in the eighth inning.

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“I’m very excited for him. I think this moment is not that big,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Game 4. “I think you’ve seen other superstars in previous years, the first time in the finals, you can see they try too hard. I don’t see that in Shohei. But I will say that homecoming night [Wednesday] was really great for him. “I don’t think there’s a single hitter who would say that when runners are in scoring position they’re not more focused. I think that’s part of it. But I still like him in any position.”