Dodgers rally to beat Padres 5-2 in season opener, first MLB sport in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday evening’s season opener as the sport turned when a routine grounder went via the webbing of first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Ohtani went 2 for five in his first sport since leaving the Los Angeles Angels for a document $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. A crowd of 15,952 was readily available to observe on the Gocheok Sky Dome for Main League Baseball’s first sport in South Korea.

The 2-way star, restricted to batting following elbow surgical procedure, additionally had a psychological error that brought on the ultimate out of the eighth. He was referred to as out when he handed second base after which didn’t retouch the bag whereas retreating on Freddie Freeman’s flyout, inflicting an inning-ending double play.