Alexander: Big Game Shohei … did you expect anything different?

LOS ANGELES – There is a very good reason why the Dodgers-Padres NL Division Series will be playing in prime time in the East from start to finish, even with both New York teams still engaged in the postseason.

He wears No. 17, he has finally reached the playoffs in his seventh major league season, and it took him just two innings of Saturday night’s 7-5 Dodgers victory in Game 1 to make his presence known.

Or did you miss that dramatic bat toss in said second inning, after Shohei...