"Ohtani struck out four straight times at the plate, the final time in the seventh with no outs and two runners on against Matt Strahm. No worries, at least for the reigning World Series champions. Following a Mookie Betts popout, Hernandez, who hit two homers in the wild card round, silenced a roaring Phillies crowd with an opposite-field drive to right off Strahm for a 5-3 lead."
"A three-time MVP, Ohtani recovered from a three-run second in his first career playoff pitching start to shut down the Phillies and finish with nine strikeouts over six innings. Alex Vesia retired pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa with the bases loaded in the eighth to preserve the lead. Roki Sasaki worked the ninth for his first career save. Ohtani had admitted to nerves about playing in front of a crowd that voraciously tried to live up to its four hours of hell moniker -- he was jeered as he stepped on the field during warmups -- and he never found his footing at the plate."
Teoscar Hernandez delivered a three-run, opposite-field homer in the seventh inning off Matt Strahm to put the Dodgers ahead 5-3. Shohei Ohtani surrendered a three-run second early but settled in and struck out nine over six innings in his first career postseason pitching start. Alex Vesia escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by retiring pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa, and Roki Sasaki worked the ninth for a save. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez repeatedly retired Ohtani at the plate, and a hostile, towel-waving crowd jeered during pregame warmups and during key at-bats.
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