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Shohei Ohtani struggled in his first postseason pitching start, allowing three runs in the second inning and striking out four times as a hitter.

Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Dodgers a 5-3 victory over Philadelphia.

The win puts Los Angeles in control of the best-of-five NLDS against the defending NL East champion Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA — Want the unexpected?

What about Shohei Ohtani nearly self-destructing in the second inning of his first-ever postseason start as a pitcher?

Praying for late-game heroics?

What about Teoscar Hernández lofting a three-run homer over the wall in right-center field to silence the notoriou

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