One of the most intense rivalries in Major League Baseball (MLB) takes the biggest stage this Saturday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, a rematch for the two Southern California teams that have recently met in the playoffs and that promise a spectacular series in a new episode.
Los Angeles and San Diego begin this new confrontation looking for an important victory in a series to win three of five games that will have its first episode at Dodger Stadium. As if that were not enough, this game will mark the postseason debut of Shohei Ohtani, the all-purpose player who will play October baseball after 7 seasons in the Majors.
How do the Dodgers and Padres get to the game?
In an anticipated clash, the Dodgers face the Padres for the third time in the last five postseasons. Los Angeles swept the Padres in 2020, before the Padres got revenge with a victory in four games during 2022. Now, after the two teams engaged in a dramatic division race that stretched into the final week of the season, the They will face each other again in October.
After starting the 50-50 club and being named Player of the Week twice at the end of the season, Japanese star Shohei Ohtani will make his career debut in the postseason. Ohtani is the favorite to win the National League Most Valuable Player award after hitting. 310, leading the circuit with 54 home runs, 130 runs batted in and 134 runs scored, all career highs that left him very close to the Triple Crown of batting.
The Dodgers had initially gone with Jack Flaherty for Game 1, but president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman announced a change Thursday, and Los Angeles will take the field with the highest-paid pitcher in major league history: Yoshinobu Yamamoto .
These are the moments the Dodgers envisioned when they signed Yamamoto to a record 12-year, $325 million contract this winter. The right-hander (7-2, 3.00 regular season) dealt with a right shoulder injury, but was solid when healthy all season. Giving Yamamoto the ball in Game 1 would allow the right-hander to be available in Game 5, if necessary.
Dylan Cease (14-11, 3.47 in the regular season), author of a no-hitter and no-run game in this schedule, is the assigned pitcher for the Padres in this Game 1 of the Division Series. He was pretty accurate down the stretch, posting a 2.97 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in September. His final regular season start was in Los Angeles, where he allowed three runs in five innings.
Previous results
- July 30: Dodgers 5-6 Padres (F/10)
- July 31: Dodgers 1-8 Padres
- August 24: Padres 4-2 Dodgers
- August 25: Padres 3-4 Dodgers
- August 26: Padres 2-7 Dodgers
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What time do the Dodgers play TODAY in the MLB Playoffs?
Game 1 between the Dodgers and Padres, corresponding to the Division Series in the Major League Playoffs, will take place this Saturday, October 5 at Dodger Stadium at 5:30 PM local time in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM in San Diego and the Pacific, 6:30 PM in central Mexico, 8:30 PM in the Eastern US, Dominican Republic and Venezuela
Sede: Dodger Stadium
Where to watch LIVE the Dodgers vs. Parents of the 2024 MLB Playoffs?
The duel between Dodgers and Padres will be broadcast on Fox Sports 3 in Mexico, as well as FS1 in the United States and Fox Deportes in the United States. In streaming it can be seen through MLB.TV, a service that requires a subscription and, in the case of the United States, validation with a cable television service.