Overview

• Shohei Ohtani won his first postseason start as a pitcher, striking out nine over six innings and allowing three runs against the Phillies.
• Roki Sasaki, moved to the bullpen in September, finished the 5-3 victory for the save to secure the Game 1 result.
• It marked the first MLB playoff game in which a Japanese-born starter earned the win and a Japanese-born reliever recorded the save.
• A prior postseason win–save by Japanese pitchers came in 2013 with Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara, both working from the bullpen.
• Teoscar Hernández’s three-run home run keyed the Dodgers’ comeback inning, and Game 2 is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. ET on TBS.