Note: As The Rafu went to press on Wednesday, the Dodgers were hosting Philadelphia in Game 3 of their NL Division Series, with L.A. leading the best-of-five set, 2-0.

SATURDAY, OCT. 4

NL Division Series

Game 1 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies

The Dodgers pulled out a tightly contested victory against the Phillies in the series opener, 5-3, in a raucous and hostile atmosphere in Philadel-phia’s Citizens Bank Park.

Shohei Ohtani got the victory in his first career playoff start, pitching six innings while striking out nine and giving up three runs.

The game began with the Dodgers looking more like a deer in the head-lights than a World Series contender, as Phillies Chris Sanchez started the game in full control, striking out Ohtani on three pitches.

In the bottom of the second in-ning,

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