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Ohtani Homers to Lead Off Dodgers’ NL Wild Card Opener
Ohtani’s 13th leadoff homer this season gave the Dodgers an early lead in their postseason opener as they defend their 2024 World Series title.
- On Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium, the ball leaving his bat at 117.7 MPH for his 13th this year.
- This season, Ohtani hit a career-high 55 homers, topping last year's franchise record after signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers last winter.
- On Greene's fourth pitch, a 100 mph fastball, Ohtani hit a 375-foot homer into the right-field pavilion, sparking a raucous reaction from the Dodger Stadium crowd.
- The lead widened when Ohtani hit a 454-foot second homer off reliever Connor Phillips, extending the lead to 8-0 as Reds starter Hunter Greene’s night unraveled.
- If the series goes to a deciding third game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani would 'probably' start on the mound Thursday despite not pitching last year after elbow surgery.
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Shohei Ohtani set the tone early in Game 1 for the Dodgers. The two-way superstar put Los Angeles on the board quickly against the Reds in the first game of their best-of-three wild-card series with a solo homer. Then, the Dodgers really started to tee off on Cincinnati ace Hunter Greene.
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