"Two-way player Shohei Ohtani is both leading off and taking the mound for the Dodgers in Game 1. Ohtani will be making his postseason debut as a pitcher after a dominant regular season in which he accrued a 2.87 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 47 innings pitched. In September, Ohtani made three starts, allowing zero earned runs across 14.2 innings with 18 strikeouts. He faced the Phillies in his second-to-last start of the regular season, pitching five no-hit innings."
"Max Muncy is not in the Dodgers lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS with Kiké Hernandez getting the start at the hot corner. Will Smith, who didn't play in the Wild Card series despite being on the active roster, is still not in the lineup for the Dodgers despite being on the team's 26-man roster. Ben Rortvedt is getting another start at catcher. Shohei Ohtani, DH Mookie Betts, SS Teoscar Hernandez, RF Freddie Freeman, 1B Tommy Edman, 2B Kiké Hernandez, 3B"
The Los Angeles Dodgers open Game 1 of the NLDS at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies. Shohei Ohtani will both bat leadoff and make his postseason pitching debut after a regular season with a 2.87 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 47 innings, including three September starts with zero earned runs. The Phillies will counter with left-hander Cristopher Sanchez, who posted a 13-5 record with a 2.50 ERA and 212 strikeouts over 202 innings. Max Muncy and Will Smith are not in the Dodgers Game 1 lineup, with Ben Rortvedt starting at catcher. The game will air on TBS with first pitch at 3:38 p.m. PT.
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