The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers went back-and-forth in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series after likely NL MVP Shohei Ohtani tied the game.
Despite being seven years into his career, owning two American League MVPs and being the de facto face of baseball, a National League Divisional Series game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday was his first appearance in the playoffs.With the Padres leading 3-0 in the bottom of the second and two runners on, Ohtani, who founded the 50-home run, 50-steal club this season, hit a three-run home run to tie the game at 3-3 through two innings.
Just a moment after the hit connected, Ohtani tossed his bat to the Dodgers dugout and screamed in excitement as he started to round the based while fans tussled in the stands over the two-time MVP's first playoff home run. But the potent San Diego lineup wasn't conent with giving up the momentum to their Los Angeles rivals.
The Padres' four-time All-Star shortstop and two-time World Series champion Xander Bogaerts hit a two-RBI double in the top of the third to give San Diego a 5-3 lead.The two California-based teams have put together some of the most competitive intra-division games this season with 8-of-13 being decided by three runs or less.
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