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For the primary time within the Shohei Ohtani period, the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed to the NLCS.
Dwelling runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández and 5 scoreless innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto helped the Dodgers seal a 2-0 division series-clinching Recreation 5 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night time.
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DODGERS DEFEAT PADRES TO ADVANCE TO THE NLCS 🌟 @brwalkoff pic.twitter.com/j3UkYJ0udy
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Kiké on what’s completely different about this Dodgers workforce:
“The truth that we do not give a f—.” pic.twitter.com/5JZ4ZgmORD
Kiké Hernández put the Dodgers on the board first when he hit a solo homer off Yu Darvish within the second inning.
Hernández has now recorded 14 dwelling runs and 52 hits in 75 profession playoff appearances.
Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers
KIKÉ KNEW. pic.twitter.com/rFcSbEmdPb
Eric Stephen @ericstephen
Kiké Hernández, who stated as we speak, “The way in which I see it’s a majority of these video games are those we have been dreaming of since we have been little children” simply homered
Mikey Bats @MikeJBknows
Construct Kiké Hernández a statue exterior Dodger stadium at this charge.
Torsten’s Burner @thestainsports
Has any Dodger in historical past provide you with extra huge postseason hits than Kiké Hernandez?
Scottyboomz @scottyboomz
Kike Hernandez is the fashionable day Andy Pettite equal of playoff performers
Profession OPS .714
Publish Season OPS .889 (208PA)
Dawson Janes @janesdawson27
Kike Hernandez was constructed for October #LAD
Yamamoto allowed the Dodgers maintain on to the early lead by pitching 5 shutout innings in his second postseason begin.
He stepped off the mound having thrown 39 strikes on 63 pitches, hanging out two and permitting two hits, a stroll and no runs.
The outing marked simply Yamamoto’s five-inning look since getting back from a shoulder harm in September.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto strikes out Fernando Tatis Jr. to get the @Dodgers crowd BUMPING 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TTlTcwfqNu
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5 shutout innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto! pic.twitter.com/yurMd0ZuUr
Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports
scoreless begin of 5+ IP in in winner-take-all postseason sport, Dodgers historical past:
2024 NLDS G5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1988 NLCS G7 Orel Hershiser (SHO)
1981 NLDS G5 Jerry Reuss (SHO)
1965 WS G7 Sandy Koufax (SHO)
1955 WS G7 Johnny Podres (SHO)
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave the Dodgers 5 scoreless innings with their season on the road. He induced fewer swings and misses (4) than he allowed batted balls of 100-plus mph (6). Evan Phillips will seemingly relieve him. The Padres have gone 20 consecutive innings and not using a run.
Raúl Delgado @RaulDelgadoTV
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has given the Dodgers greater than what they might have imagined, now the offense must create a ways.
Juan Toribio @juanctoribio
There have been a variety of issues with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the primary inning. He quieted them there.
Clear first inning and the #Dodgers get an opportunity to throw the primary punch within the backside half.
Teoscar Hernández then gave the Dodgers an insurance coverage run with a homer of his personal within the seventh.
Hernández selected to signal a one-year cope with the Dodgers quite than a reported two-year provide from the Boston Pink Sox. That selection appears like it’s paying off for each him and the Dodgers.
MLB @MLB
TEOSCAR HERNÁNDEZ
SEE
YOU
LATER 😤 #NLDS pic.twitter.com/BQbrAnlUJ9
Greg Toohey @gregtoohey
I might say Teoscar Hernandez has confirmed it on his one yr show it deal
G.G. @ggeiss_mlb
Teoscar Hernandez is making himself some additional $$ this postseason. Dude is on hearth.
Ralph Meraz @r_meraz23
If they do not give Teoscar Hernandez an extension I would be the first one to riot at Andrew’s workplace. #Dodgers #Teoscar #TeoscarHernandez
The Los Angeles bullpen in the meantime closed out the win with a dominant remaining three innings as Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen mixed for 5 strikeouts, no hits and no walks.
MD @marikooch
Dodgers bullpen is lights out this postseason, unbelievable
Marcas Grant @MarcasG
Simply phenomenal work by the bullpen through the remaining 3+ video games of this collection. Simply the MVP of the collection for the Dodgers.
Angels 2025 WS Champs @Gonzalez32Sal
How becoming that Tatis Jr. made the ultimate out. The Dodgers bullpen was phenomenal.
Regardless of having the Dodgers on the sting of elimination in Recreation 4, the Padres’ bats have been principally silent within the elimination loss as solely Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka recorded hits. Star proper fielder Fernando Tatís Jr. was left with no hits and a strikeout in 4 at-bats.
The Dodgers are actually set to face the New York Mets within the workforce’s first NLCS look since 2021, and Ohtani’s first championship collection ever.
Gabriel @gabreezy8
Dodgers Mets gonna be a film
The NLCS is slated to start on Sunday. The winner of the upcoming collection will face both the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians or Detroit Tigers within the 2024 World Collection.
