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MLB: Ohtani Shines As Los Angeles Dodgers Beat Chicago Cubs

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game. But the Japanese players who were playing in front of their home country at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night handled any jitters they had quite well, delivering in clutch moments as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball라이브 바카라 season opener. Ohtani finished with two hits in the Dodgers’ win, including a single in the fifth and a double in the ninth. Both hard-hit balls brought roars from the roughly 42,000 fans at a packed Tokyo Dome and were instrumental in helping the Dodgers get off to a good start this season.

Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Shohei Ohtani
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani sprints to second on a ground out by Tommy Edman in the seventh inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Enrique Hernandez
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Los Angeles Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fourth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Roki Sasaki
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki winds up to deliver to Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki, right, in the first inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Seiya Suzuki
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging in the ninth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Dansby Swanson
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Hiro Komae

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, right, throws to first to complete the double play on Tommy Edman after getting the force on Shohei Ohtani, left, at second in the ninth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Porter Hodge
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Porter Hodge throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Matt Shaw
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw rounds third on his way home to score on a Dansby Swanson double in the fifth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Max Muncy
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Hiro Komae

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy makes a diving attempt on a foul ball hit by Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki in the sixth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Shohei Ohtani
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, left, avoids an inside pitch as Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly, right, makes the catch in the fifth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Baseball MLB photo gallery Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs: Shohei Ohtani
Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs | Photo: AP/Hiro Komae

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani follows through on a solo home run in the fifth inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan.

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