Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers that punctuated their 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night.

Enrique Hernández hit a two-run shot to make it 4-0 in the sixth inning and waved to the Citi Field crowd that he quieted. Los Angeles bounced back from a loss at home to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series by posting their fourth shutout in the past five playoff games.

Ohtani connected in the eighth with a 400-foot drive that reached the second deck in right field and barely stayed above the foul pole. Max Muncy went deep in the ninth for his 13th career postseason homer, tying Corey Seager and Justin Turner for the franchise record. Muncy also connected in Game 2.

An excited Walker Buehler struck out Francisco Lindor to leave the bases loaded in the second, and the Dodgers got five stingy innings out of their hard-throwing bullpen. Buehler combined with four relievers on a four-hitter. Michael Kopech scored a hitless fifth for the win, and Dodgers pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts.

“I said earlier that I like pitching in the cold,” Buehler said. “The ball was moving pretty well for me today. Will (Smith) did a really good job. Shutouts in the play-offs are not easy and Will has done very well.”

Mets starter Luis Severino fell behind 2-0 in the second inning, partly due to sloppy fielding. He didn’t allow an earned run, but threw 95 pitches and walked four in 4 2/3 innings, taking the loss.

Slumping Dodgers catcher Smith drove in a run with an infield single, and Tommy Edman had a sacrifice fly that could have been more had it not been for a sensational catch on Tyrone Taylor’s right-center warning track.

Ohtani started Wednesday with a home run and five RBIs in his first postseason, hitting .222. The $700 million superstar led the charge in Game 1 against the Mets but had not gone deep since hitting a three-run homer early in the Division Series opener. When he made an 0-1 cutter by Tylor Megill in the eighth, Ohtani pointed to the Dodgers dugout. The ball was initially called fair, a ruling that stood after a replay review.

Dating back to the regular season, Ohtani had 17 hits and 27 RBIs in his past 20 at-bats with runners in scoring position, including seven home runs. The leadoff hitter is 0 for 22 this postseason with the bases empty. With runners on, he is 7 for 9 with two home runs and eight RBIs.

Game 4 is Thursday night in Queens, with rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for Los Angeles against veteran left-hander Jose Quintana.