LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. The Dodgers open the best-of-five series on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. PT in Philadelphia. The Dodgers had planned to start Ohtani if that series had gone to a deciding third game. Ohtani (1-1, 2.87 ERA) didn’t pitch for the Dodgers last season while recovering from a second elbow surgery that he had in December 2023. At the plate, Ohtani revived himself in September, hitting .312 with 10 home runs and a 1.165 OPS.