Jordan MendozaUSA TODAYShow CaptionLOS ANGELES — No matter how good they were in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers knew they needed to do one thing: show up when it counts.It’s far from over, but one game in, the Dodgers have done so.Los Angeles overcame an early deficit thanks to the bats of Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez to beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in Game 1 of the Division Series between the NL West rivals.The first inning looked like deja vu for the Dodgers. San Diego quickly attacked Yoshinobo Yamamoto and jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Manny Machado's home run before Ohtani could take his first postseason at-bat, and it felt like it could be another disappointing night at Chavez Ravine.Then one mighty swing from the presumed NL MVP changed it all. A three-run blast by baseball’s first 50-50 man in the second inning tied it up and had Dodger Stadium shaking. After the Padres retook the lead in the third, Los Angeles responded with a three-spot in the fourth inni...
