PHILADELPHIA -- Teoscar Hernandez rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers with a three-run homer in the seventh inning that bailed out Shohei Ohtani , both on the mound and at the plate, and led his club to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night.

Ohtani struck out four straight times at the plate, the final time in the seventh with no outs and two runners on against Matt Strahm .

No worries, at least for the reigning World Series champions.

Following a Mookie Betts popout, Hernandez, who hit two homers in the wild card round, silenced a roaring Phillies crowd with an opposite-field drive to right off Strahm for a 5-3 lead. The veteran slugger gestured in wild celebration in his trot around the bases.

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