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Dodgers 10, Reds 5 – 2025 NLWCS Game 1: Shohei & Teoscar Homben twice, Snell dominated more than 7 frames, and the pen … exists – Dodgers Digest
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Dodgers 10, Reds 5 – 2025 NLWCS Game 1: Shohei & Teoscar Homben twice, Snell dominated more than 7 frames, and the pen … exists – Dodgers Digest

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If you are the better team on paper, the worst of a three-game series is the comic amount of variance, and also how much benefit winning game 1 offers.

Well, today was a matchup of Azen in between Hunter Greene And Blake SnellAnd luckily, Snell only threw one when the Dodgers came to Greene early and often jump to a big lead. Snell gave the Dodgers his longest Playoff outing of his career, but it was still almost not enough for the Bullpen, who had to use three pitchers to hardly endure their first effect of work.

In the end, however, style points did not really count and the Dodgers eventually took a 10-5 victory to get themselves in a game from ahead to the NLDs.

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The Reds started their Ace Hunter Greene, one of the best pitchers in baseball, but luckily the Dodgers have Shohei OhtaniWho started their game by smoking a ball with 118 km / h to aim a Homer and a 1-0 lead.

Mookie Betts followed with a single on a 0-2 count, and then Freddie Freeman Save an Oppo -Flyball hard for a fly -out, while the promising start went on. Max Muncy Next, but Teoscar Hernandez A single left grounded to set up a few. Unfortunately they could not capitalize, such as Tommy Edman Also smashed to end that rally.

Greene started the 2nd better through a groundout, but Enrique Hernandez ditch to continue his play -off magic, and Leg rortvedt Sac bumped to move him. Instead of deliberately walking Shohei, the Reds threw him up and they managed to catch him who guess a 3-2 pitch for a strikeout to that runner too strict.

The Dodgers came back in the 3rd, because Freddie and Muncy after a fly-out to start the frame, we went back-to-back walks to set up a few. Teoscar then came up and took a wild throw for Ball One before he got a hanging slider and did what he should do with it for a three-run gay. Tommy then came up and pulled a Homer along the line on the right for Back-to-Back Jacks, a four-run inning and a 5-0 lead.

Greene got the following two to get through three frames, but that was it for him, like Terry Francona turned to his pen.

Old friend Scott Barlow Was first out in the 4th, and the only thing he did was cut 9-1-2 by beating the side. He then also received the first two of the 5th, earlier Connor Phillips Packed and immediately gave up another teoscar-homer, this on a 0-2 pitch and Oppo to bring the score to 6-0.

Phillips took the last one from the 5th, but he continued in the 6th. After he had one, Enrique Hernandez got his second single from the Night, another, and then Shohei did the same as Teoscar and hit his second Homer of the Night to bring the score to 8-0.

Followed after a walk, Brent Ster Enlightened Phillips and gave up a double of the basic rule to Freddie to place a few in scoring position, but Muncy hit the third time of the night to silence that opportunity.

Phew, that was a lot, isn’t it? I am glad it was. Now to the other side.

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For the Dodgers it was Blake Snell on the hill, and things in fact achieved an ideal start. He started in the 1st by getting a strikeout on five throws and then led two First-Pitch Flyouts to get the side to only seven throws. Snell then received a groundout and flyout on four throws to start the 2nd, and then ended with a strikeout to endure that inning on only nine more throws.

The 3rd was a bit different, although he started with a strikeout and groundout. A double along the line on the left and a walk gave the Reds a bit a meeting before Snell noted a strikeout to end that threat.

Snell immediately came back in the 4th and threw the first two of the inning before he received a comeback to end the frame in a neat way.

He only got one strikeout in the 5th, but also threw only 10 lines.

Snell then resumed the multiple strikeoutinings in the 6th, when he got two in another 1-2-3 frame on 10 throws. The Dodgers also started using their defensive replacement, such as Miguel Rojas Entered for Edman.

He eventually staggered a bit in the 7th, because after a groundout he gave up a groundball single, when another single that left Freddie’s glove to put the runners in the corner. Elly de la Cruz Then a ball threw Mookie, but the trio of him, Miguel Rojas and Freddie could not convert it on time and scored the first run of the Reds. A Tyler Stephenson Double followed to score De la Cruz and make it 8-2 before he could end the frame.

Although hik in low leverage, he was dominant tonight, not only limiting damage, but also efficient to give the deadgers the length they needed (longest of his playoff career): 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 9 K, 91 pitches.

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So that was quite bad, but the Dodgers were back in the attack in the 2nd time and Suder was still in the game. He started with a fly -out, then Rojas hit a single and another fly -out brought him to get through things scoreless.

However, Alex Call Then hit Enrique – who had tightened his back caring – and he hit a single to the right, who finally scored Rojas then Noelvi MarsThe pitch tried to get him going for third place in the dugout. Call also went to third place in the play, and the single by Ben Rortvedt scored him to restore the eight-run lead on 10-2. He did get Shohei to end the inning, but yes, not what the Reds needed.

About not getting what they needed, the Dodgers -pen in the 8th and they didn’t really help to mitigate fans’s worries. Alex shutters Started by giving up a single, received an exit on a groundout that produced the runner and subsequently published a walk. He worked through 22 throws in three batters, and Dave Roberts Saw enough, I would get it Edgardo Henriquez. He started with his own walk to load the bases and then walked Sal Stewart To force a run before giving up a single Send Spencer To drive in another to make it 10-4.

Dave then had to come out again, this time to Jack DreyerBut he also gave a walk to De la Cruz to force another run and make it 10-5. He then went full again against Stephenson, but won the fight of 11 pitch with a strikeout before he got Ke’bryan Hayes To jump out to end the threat.

My God, man.

8-Run lead is not enough for them to pitch LMAO with confidence in the zone.

– Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social)) September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM

It is difficult for the pen to get some of that sample size happiness when they just walk through everyone.

– Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social)) September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM

The Dodgers again tried to add a sudden necessary insurance in the 8th Graham AshcraftStarting with singles from Mookie and Freddie. Two followed, however, before Rojas was grazed at a pitch to charge things, but pages could not benefit when he stood.

To exclude things for the Dodgers, Dave turned to Blake trainsWhat seemed like it could be an adventure. Instead, he spread the first two batters with whom he was confronted before giving up a bloop and single who bounced off Justin DeanThe diving attempt. Training locked in again and received a groundout to end it.

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First pitch of the late season went to the old friend Joe Kelly In his Mariachi outfit.

The crowd at the Dodger stage was vibing.

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The good news? Every team that has won Game 1 of the WCS has started since it. The bad news? That just means there is a chance to write history!

Game 2 of the NLWCs is at the same time from 3 p.m. It will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto confronted against Zack LittellWhat feels like a mismatch on paper, but … you know how that goes.


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