The Los Angeles defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (5-3) in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. The took a 1-0 lead in the NLDS.
NLDS Game 1 Summary
Shohei Ohtani and Cristopher Sanchez were headed for a pitcher duel on Saturday night.
After a triple from JT Realmuto brought two runs, things got a bit chippy for Ohtani in two innings, with Harrison Bader’s sacrifice fly later bringing him home.
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The ‘ offense remained in the game as a catcher when All-Star backstop Will Smith came to a pinch hit in the fifth top (his first at-bat in nearly a month).
The began to get hot after six innings. October hero Kique Hernandez came back to life again, hitting a two-run double to take Freddie Freeman and Tommy Edman home to score 3-2.
Otani returned in the sixth inning, cutting off superstar Bryce Harper and finished the inning with a punch-out from Brandon Marsh that ended his night. Otani left the game with six innings work, nine strikeouts, one walk and three hits from three hits.
In the top half of that frame, Andy Page led the charge with a single, Smith hit the pitch and Tescal Hernandez did what was proven to do his best in October: Rake.
Hernandez launched the 394-foot dinger and brought the team to 5-3. This is now his third home run in many postseason games in 2025.
With his first relief appearance since 2018, right-handed Tyler Grassnow pitched seven hitless innings, but entered the base-mounted jam in the eighth. Alex Vescia took over and came out of the innings, with 23-year-old genius Kinosaki closing his ninth match.
Sasaki scored his first career save, giving the a 1-0 lead in the NLDS.
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Photo credit: Eric Hartline-Immagn Image
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