Oct 5, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) strikes out within the eighth inning in opposition to the San Diego Padres throughout sport one of many NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Photos Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run residence run within the first playoff sport of his profession and the host Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday in Sport 1 of their Nationwide League Division Sequence.
Teoscar Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run single within the fourth because the Dodgers ended a six-game postseason dropping streak that dated again to the 2022 NLDS, the place they have been eradicated by the Padres.
5 Los Angeles relievers mixed for six scoreless innings, with Blake Treinen going 1 2/3 innings to earn the save, ending the sport with a strikeout of Manny Machado with two runners on base. Ryan Brasier (1-0) earned the win by giving up one hit over 1 2/3 innings.
Machado hit a two-run residence run within the first inning and Xander Bogaerts had a two-run double within the third, however the Padres misplaced their third consecutive sport in opposition to the Dodgers going again to the common season.
Yankees 6, Royals 5
Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs within the seventh inning to steer host New York previous Kansas Metropolis in Sport 1 of their American League Division Sequence.
Verdugo reached base 3 times, doing so six days after delivering a go-ahead two-run single within the eighth of the Yankees’ regular-season finale. Michael Lorenzen (0-1) gave up Verdugo’s game-winner on Saturday to take the loss, whereas Clay Holmes (1-0) killed a Royals rally within the sixth and finally obtained the win.
Gleyber Torres homered for the Yankees within the third, and MJ Melendez went deep for the Royals the next inning. New York scored twice on bases-loaded walks within the fifth to take a 4-3 lead earlier than Kansas Metropolis’s Garrett Hampson singled residence two runs within the sixth.
Guardians 7, Tigers 0
Lane Thomas slammed a three-run homer to cap a five-run first inning as Cleveland jumped throughout visiting Detroit within the opener of their ALDS.
David Fry added a two-run double within the sixth inning as Cleveland cooled down the sixth-seeded Tigers, who surprised the No. 3 Houston Astros within the wild-card spherical. The No. 2 Guardians had a first-round bye.
Detroit had simply 4 hits, recording none in opposition to the Guardians’ bullpen in 4 1/3 innings. Cade Smith (1-0) struck out all 4 batters he confronted to get the win. The Tigers used Tyler Holton (0-1) as an opener for the second straight sport, and the technique was shortly foiled when he did not retire any of the 4 batters he confronted.
Mets 6, Phillies 2
Blanked for seven innings by Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler, New York erupted for six runs in opposition to the host Phillies’ bullpen within the ultimate two innings to take Sport 1 of an NLDS.
Brandon Nimmo’s RBI single off Matt Strahm snapped a 1-1 tie within the eighth after Mark Vientos delivered the tying run with a run-scoring single of his personal. Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez and Starling Marte additionally drove in runs within the inning for the Mets, who got here from behind within the late innings for the third time in six days.
Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer within the backside of the primary for the Phillies. Wheeler allowed a single hit over seven innings earlier than giving strategy to Jeff Hoffman (0-1) to start out the eighth. Reed Garrett (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings of reduction for the win.
–Discipline Stage Media