Overview

• The defending champions won 10-5, hitting five home runs as Teoscar Hernández went deep twice and Tommy Edman added a solo shot.
• Shohei Ohtani led off with a homer off Hunter Greene’s 100.4 mph fastball, his fastest-pitch homer at 117.7 mph off the bat per Statcast.
• He later crushed a 454-foot, two-run shot at 113.5 mph off Connor Phillips, the longest postseason home run in Dodgers history, according to MLB.
• Ohtani, who hit 55 regular-season homers, said he is prepared to pitch, though manager Dave Roberts described his pitching this round as unlikely.
• Los Angeles hosts Cincinnati for Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.