Slugger Shohei Ohtani erased a 3-0 deficit for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night with a three-run home run off starter Dylan Cease, and Ohtani's club eventually hung on to register a 7-5 victory.
The division series matchups are set! World Series odds, playoff keys and predicted date of doom for all 8 teamsESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.unleashed a mighty swing and flung his bat just as ferociously. For a brief moment, before making his way up the first-base line to commemorate his two-out, game-tying three-run homer in Saturday's second inning, he even sauntered.
With one swing, Ohtani somehow met the enormous hype he carried into his postseason debut. And through nine innings, the buzz that surrounded a National League Division Series showdown between thein front of a sold-out home crowd. Before that, there were lead changes and early runs, defensive gems and critical errors, and tense jams and constant electricity.
The Dodgers have experienced major heartbreak the last two Octobers, earning first-round byes only to get eliminated in the NLDS by division rivals they thoroughly outplayed during the regular season. They went into this year's postseason seeking a certain edge that can carry it against a Padres team that is healthier and more well-rounded and received it from an assortment of players in Game 1.
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