LOS ANGELES -- After not contributing at the level he¡¯s capable of in the Dodgers¡¯ 2021 postseason run, Game 1 of the National League Division Series saw Trea Turner get off on the right foot.

The Dodgers¡¯ shortstop homered, doubled and scored twice to catalyze L.A.¡¯s offense as part of a 5-3 win over the Padres on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.

It¡¯s early, but it¡¯s already evident that there's a key difference between this year and last -- Turner got through this season completely healthy, sitting out just two games, both late in the season and at manager Dave Roberts¡¯ insistence.

¡°I feel like this year, my body has felt as good as it has in a long time,¡± said Turner. ¡°The last few years and years past, [I played] banged up, but this year has been pretty good. ¡­ Having a few days off, mentally and physically, just helps a little bit and helps you hit the reset button real quick and then get right back to it.¡±

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Five off-days between the final regular-season game and the Dodgers¡¯ first postseason game not only gave Turner time to get properly rested, but also to work on swing adjustments following some late-season scuffling at the plate. The results were there immediately for Turner, who knocked a 1-1 pitch from Padres righty Mike Clevinger into the left-field bleachers for a solo home run in the first inning.

At 110.8 mph off the bat, per Statcast, it was Turner¡¯s hardest-hit home run all year. It was also his first postseason homer with the Dodgers -- his second overall in his 40th career playoff game -- to put an early jolt into the sellout crowd, which was amplified by Will Smith doubling two batters later before coming in to score on a Max Muncy base hit.

¡°It's a team that makes you work, and they make you throw a lot of pitches,¡± Padres manager Bob Melvin said. ¡°When you throw pitches in the middle of the plate, they take advantage of it, and that's what I saw early on with [Clevinger].¡±

Turner and Smith got to Clevinger again in the third, starting with a double by Turner to give him his first career postseason game with multiple extra-base hits. Smith hit his second double of the night to drive in Turner, then came home himself on a double by Gavin Lux, which chased Clevinger from the game after 60 pitches.

¡°We wanted to get to the bullpen as much as we can and see those arms and make them throw as many pitches as possible, so I think that was a job well done,¡± said Turner.

The four runs?scored was a significant tally, as the Dodgers entered the night 25-0 in postseason games where they scored four or more runs in the first three innings. They¡¯d add another insurance run?in that third inning?thanks to a Wil Myers error on Cody Bellinger¡¯s bases-loaded grounder to first.

And though the Padres later rallied, they were never quite able to close the gap created by the Dodgers¡¯ early offensive showing.

Since the Padres-Mets Wild Card Series was the only one that went the full three games, L.A. had the unique advantage of facing a No. 4 starter rather than a No. 3. Turner didn¡¯t view it that way, though.

¡°I think all of us, as a whole, don't take anybody lightly,¡± said Turner. ¡°We know that on any given day, somebody can throw a good game against us or beat us in general. ¡­ I think he is a pretty good pitcher. I think we respect him in the clubhouse. I know what the numbers are, but that doesn't mean anything, really, when it comes to the postseason or to that given day.¡±

Turner also came up big with his glove. With two on, one out and the Dodgers¡¯ lead down to two runs in the sixth, Turner combined with Lux to turn a tremendous and difficult double play.

Off Myers¡¯ bat, Roberts thought the ball was going to get past Lux, so it was a pleasant surprise when they were able to get Evan Phillips out of the jam.

¡°Wil did a really nice job of staying inside that baseball, but Gavin got a good jump on it, didn't panic, made a nice feed to Trea -- and Wil is a good runner,¡± said Roberts. ¡°For me, that was the play of the game.¡±