"Shohei Ohtani experienced a new first with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday as he took the mound against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series. It was Ohtani's first postseason start as a pitcher, and he managed to throw six quality innings in the Dodgers' 5-3 comeback win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Ohtani allowed three runs and three hits with nine strikeouts against one walk on 89 pitches."
"The Dodgers bullpen then handled the final three innings, culminating with Roki Sasaki notching his first career Major League save. The right-hander worked around a double to get through a scoreless ninth. That amounted to Ohtani and Sasaki combining to make MLB history as they became the first Japanese-born starter and reliever combo to earn both the win and save in the same MLB postseason game."
Shohei Ohtani made his first postseason pitching start, delivering six quality innings in a 5-3 Dodgers comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. He allowed three runs and three hits while striking out nine and walking one on 89 pitches. The Dodgers bullpen covered the final three innings, and Roki Sasaki recorded his first career Major League save after working around a double for a scoreless ninth. Ohtani and Sasaki became the first Japanese-born starter and reliever duo to record the win and save in the same MLB postseason game. Ohtani also became the first player to start as both a pitcher and a non-pitcher in the same postseason.
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