Dodgers Storm Back to Stun Phillies in Thrilling NLDS Game 1
Dodgers overcame Ohtani’s three-run second inning with key homers and bullpen relief to lead the NLDS 1-0 against the Phillies, their main postseason hurdle.
- On Saturday in Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series after Teoscar Hernández's three-run homer bailed out Shohei Ohtani.
- Shohei Ohtani made his first postseason pitching start after a 2023 elbow operation and admitted nerves before allowing three runs in the second inning.
- Cutting the gap, Kiké Hernández hit a two-run double in the sixth, while Shohei Ohtani struck out nine batters over six innings but also struck out four times at the plate.
- With the series now leaning in Los Angeles' favor, the victory puts the Dodgers in control of the best-of-five NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, with Blake Snell expected to start Game 2 Monday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto scheduled for Game 3 Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
- Tyler Glasnow, Alex Vesia and 23-year-old rookie Roki Sasaki combined to shut down Philadelphia over the final three innings, with Sasaki recording his first career save and silencing the crowd of 45,777 at Citizens Bank Park.
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