Mar 16, 2025; Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; The Tokyo Sequence brand is printed on the sphere as seen earlier than the sport between the Chicago Cubs and the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome. Obligatory Credit score: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Photographs Shohei Ohtani had two hits and two runs and fellow Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed 5 robust innings, fueling the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday within the opener of the Tokyo Sequence.
Ohtani had a single and scored on a throwing error as a part of a three-run fifth inning. He then ripped a double to steer off the ninth earlier than crossing the plate on Teoscar Hernandez’s single to left area.
Tommy Edman and Will Smith every had an RBI single within the fifth inning for the reigning World Sequence champion Dodgers, who benefited from eight walks within the season opener.
Yamamoto (1-0) settled down after an uneven begin by permitting one run on three hits with 4 strikeouts. He retired the ultimate 9 batters he confronted.
Anthony Banda, Ben Casparius and Blake Treinen mixed to strike out 4 batters with out surrendering a success over three scoreless innings. Tanner Scott retired the facet so as within the ninth inning to safe the save.
Chicago’s Miguel Amaya ripped an RBI double with two outs within the second inning to open the scoring.
Seiya Suzuki, who went 0-for-4, lined out whereas representing the tying run with two outs within the eighth inning.
Fellow Japan native Shota Imanaga issued a career-high 4 walks to drive up his pitch depend, resulting in the latter’s exit after 4 scoreless innings. Ben Brown (0-1) got here on in aid and promptly bumped into bother.
Andy Pages labored a one-out stroll, superior to 3rd base on Ohtani’s single and got here round to attain and forge a 1-1 tie after Edman’s line-drive single landed in shallow left area.
Ohtani scored after Edman’s slide into second base in a bid to forestall a double play compelled an errant throw by Chicago second baseman Jon Berti. Hernandez superior to second on the throw and scored on Smith’s single to left area.
Brown took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on 4 hits with three walks and 5 strikeouts.
Chicago obtained the early leap on Yamamoto by scratching for the primary run of the season.
Dansby Swanson slapped a one-out single within the second inning, superior to second on a groundout by Pete Crow-Armstrong and scored on Amaya’s double to right-center area.
–Discipline Stage Media
