Three homers. 10 strikeouts. Six scoreless innings. Ohtani's NLCS Game 4 was the best night of his career, and maybe in all of baseball.

Star, three-time MVP and a World Series champion but even he can still shock the baseball world with his performance on the field. On Friday, Oct. 17, the Los Angeles Dodgers star threw six scoreless innings while striking out 10 batters and hitting three home runs en route to a 5-0 win as the Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers.

We’re watching something we’ve never seen before,” Dave Roberts said. Here are seven reasons this was the single greatest game of all time.

The Dodgers star could have tried something new to overcome his struggles at the plate but he made the right choice—staying uniquely himself.

Shohei Ohtani didn't just have the greatest MLB playoff game of all time on Friday when he did it all to help the Los Angeles Dodgers clinch a second straight World Series berth. It was the greatest game of all time. Full stop.

And if you're curious, one pitcher in history has ever had a three-homer game in the regular season. It was Jim Tobin of the 1942 Braves. He went 3 for 4 with three homers and four RBI. He threw a complete game, too. He also allowed five runs (three earned), though.

The stardust had barely settled over Dodger Stadium before the debate got under way."This is the beginning of every baseball conversation and the end of the debate: Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player who has ever played the game.

Shohei Ohtani hasn't contributed much to the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during their otherwise impressive playoff run to the brink of the World Series.