Shohei Ohtani hits his 45th home run, joining a rare pre-September club and fueling the Dodgers-Padres rivalry during the playoff push.

Shohei Ohtani had a little fun with a heckler during Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Padres. A fan sitting near the Dodgers’ dugout had been giving the star a hard time during the course of the game at Petco Park. So when Ohtani hit a ninth-inning solo home run to extend Los Angeles’ lead to six, he made sure to let the fan have it right back.

The Dodgers and Padres emerged from their weekend rivalry series just as they began the regular season in late April – tied for first place atop the NL West. Wh