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Dodgers Opening Day Highlights: Kiké Hernández, Mookie Betts & Shohei Ohtani Contribute In Seoul Series Comeback Win

Matthew Moreno
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Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

The Los Angeles Dodgers eventually took advantage of enough opportunities late to earn a 5-2 comeback win in the Seoul Series against the San Diego Padres on Opening Day.

Four different Dodgers had an RBI, and Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani tied for the team lead with two hits each. Though, Betts was on base three times as he drew one walk. Ohtani finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and one stolen base.

After the Dodgers fell into a 1-0 deficit, Teoscar Hernández was in scoring position to lead off the fourth inning thanks to a throwing error by Tyler Wade.

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James Outman’s grounder advanced Hernández and Jason Heyward’s sacrifice fly brought him in to tie the game.

San Diego capitalized on back-to-back walks and an infield single loading the bases with nobody out, though Tyler Glasnow induced a double play that helped him limit the damage to just one run in the inning.

The Padres still held a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning, but the Dodgers mounted their rally behind some manufactured offense and good fortune.

Kiké Hernández’s sacrifice fly with the bases loaded tied the game, and Gavin Lux’s chopper to the right side of the infield broke through Jake Cronenworth’s glove to bring in a go-ahead run.

Betts and Ohtani then hit back-to-back RBI singles to cap off the four-run inning.

Dodgers pitching

Glasnow didn’t have a feel for his curveball but limited the Padres to just two runs over five innings. The Dodgers bullpen backed him with scoreless work, including Evan Phillips converting the save opportunity.

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com