After battling in the NL West all season and being among the best teams in the National League, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers come down to one game in the National League Division Series.
Game 5 is underway at Dodger Stadium and this series has had a bit of everything, from fans throwing trash onto the field to Dave Roberts accusing Manny Machado of throwing a ball into the Los Angeles dugout to Fernando Tatis Jr., who had an incredible series Shohei Ohtani lets his emotions run wild.
The Padres won eight of the 13 regular-season meetings between these teams in 2024 and have Yu Darvish on the mound in that game against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Darvish appeared three times against the Dodgers during the regular season; He had a 1.72 ERA over 15 2/3 innings with 12 strikeouts and six walks in those games. He also pitched seven innings and three strikeouts in San Diego’s 10-2 win in Game 2.
Yamamoto made two starts against the Padres earlier this season, including in the season opener in South Korea where he lasted just one inning. In Game 1 of that series against the Padres, he pitched five innings and allowed five runs.
The winner of Game 5 on Friday will host the Mets, who beat the Phillies in their NLDS matchup, in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday.
How to watch Padres vs. Dodgers in NLDS Game 5
Date: Friday, October 11th
Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
Location: Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles
Channel: fox
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Dodgers take a 1-0 lead
Enrique Hernandez hammers an inside fastball deep into the left field seats to put the Dodgers on first.
The second part began with a walk by Max Muncy. But he was wiped out by a double play initiated by Manny Machado after a line drive to third by Will Smith. Hernandez followed with his solo home run and the inning ended with a groundout by Gavin Lux to second base.
Another scoreless frame for Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Manny Machado sent the first pitch of the second inning deep into the warning track in right field, but Mookie Betts caught it on the first out.
Jackson Merrill followed with a groundout to second base. Xander Bogaerts drew a two-out walk before David Peralta singled to second.
Speed is the name of the game for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, although he has ripped a few fastballs. Very fastball-heavy to start in two innings.
Yu Darvish allowed a two-out single to Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the first inning, but remained on base after Teoscar Hernández jumped to first base to end the frame.
Darvish also struck out Shohei Ohtani and got Mookie Betts to ground out to shortstop.
On to the second inning.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches 1-2-3 in the first inning
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pulls the Padres back to the top of the first inning, including a strikeout against Fernando Tatis Jr.
Dodger Stadium full of rally towels
Inner-city motivation in the Dodgers clubhouse
The Dodgers are calling on another Los Angeles sports legend for motivation heading into Game 5.
Yu Darvish’s last 6 starts vs. Dodgers
In addition to the numbers below, Yu Darvish has 31 strikeouts in his last 36 1/3 innings against the Dodgers.
Darvish vs. Yamamoto = MLB postseason history
The starting pitching matchup in Game 5 is the first between two Japanese-born starting pitchers, with Yu Darvish and Yoshinobu Yamamoto taking the mound.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Yu Darvish!!
This will be the first game in postseason history between two Japanese-born starting pitchers
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