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Shohei Ohtani final stats: Dodgers ace struggles at the plate and gives up three runs, but earns win in NLDS Game 1

Teddy Ricketson

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies are squaring off in the 2025 NLDS. Dodgers ace Shohei Ohtani made his postseason debut on the mound — not only for his new team but for the first time in his career.

Ohtani looked sharp through the first two innings before running into trouble in the third. He issued a walk, gave up a single, and then surrendered a drive into the right-center gap off the bat of J.T. Realmuto. Right fielder Teoscar Hernández appeared to ease up on the play, allowing the ball to roll to the wall and Realmuto to reach third. He later scored on a sacrifice fly, helping the Phillies take an early 3–0 lead.

Ohtani settled down after that and finished with nine strikeouts in his postseason debut. It was a strong overall outing, and the Dodgers could call on him again later in the series if needed — though they’d likely prefer to save him for the NLCS if they advance.

At the plate, however, Ohtani struggled. He went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts and a walk.

The Sporting News tracked Ohtani’s stats from Game 1 of the NLDS against the Phillies.

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Shohei Ohtani final stats today

Pitching

  • Pitches: 89
  • Balls: 29
  • Strikes: 60
  • Hits: 3
  • Walks: 2 (1 HBP)
  • Strikeouts: 9
  • Runs: 3
  • Earned Runs: 3
  • Innings: 6.0

Hitting

  • At-bats: 4
  • Hits: 0
  • Home runs: 0
  • Walks: 1
  • Strikeouts: 4

Shohei Ohtani updates, highlights from Dodgers vs. Phillies NLDS Game 1

All times ET. 

Final -- Dodgers 5, Phillies 3

9:43 p.m. -- With Roki Sasaki closing the game in the ninth and earning his first career save, Ohtani earned the win. 

Ninth Inning

9:32 p.m. -- Ohtani started his fifth at-bat showing bunt, but pulled back for a ball. He took another ball, then a strike and another ball. Ohtani's fifth plate appearance ended with a walk. Mookie Betts grounded into an out after him, and the inning ended there. 

Seventh Inning

8:46 p.m. -- Ohtani comes to the plate for the fourth time in the game. He won't face Sanchez, who had been pulled, but will still have a lefty-lefty matchup against Matt Strahm. There are runners on first and second and two outs. He took a ball, but then fouled off back-to-back pitches. He then took a 93-mph fastball down the middle for his fourth strikeout at the plate of the night. 

Ohtani was indeed replaced by Tyler Glasnow in the bottom of the seventh inning. Los Angeles scored three runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead, though, so Ohtani is currently in line for the win. 

Sixth Inning

8:34 p.m. -- Kike Hernandez delivered a two-RBI double in the top of the sixth, to lessen the deficit to only one run. Ohtani stayed in the game and started off the inning, striking out Harper. Bohm wasted no time flying out to right on the first pitch that he saw. Ohtani had Marsh 0-2, but the Phillies hitter worked the count back to 3-2 before striking out to end the inning. This could be the final inning on the mound for Ohtani, but he will hit in the top of the seventh. 

Fifth Inning

8:10 p.m. -- Ohtani takes the mound in the fifth and starts off facing Kepler. The L.A. ace continues his dominance since the third inning and gets the Philadelphia outfielder to strike out. Ohtani had Bader 0-2, but then a sweeper barely clipped him on the arm; however, it still counts as a hit by pitch.

Stott lines a pitch to center field for a single. Turner lined a ball right to Mookie Betts at shortstop for the second out of the inning. Schwarber was in a 0-2 count before battling back to 3-2. Ohtani struck him out with a curveball to end the inning. The bullpen is up, so we will see if the starter comes back out for the Dodgers. 

8:01 p.m. -- Ohtani's third plate appearance doesn't go much better than his first two. He took a ball low, but then swing through a slider and a changeup. Ohtani then watched a 97-mph sinker down the middle for the third strike, and his third strikeout of the night at the plate. 

Fourth Inning

7:50 p.m. -- Ohtani is back out for his fourth inning of work. He got Bohm to ground out to short on five pitches. Brandon Marsh then struck out looking on a well-placed curveball. Realmuto then grounded out to third. After an explosive third inning, Ohtani has had back-to-back three-up and three-down innings. 

Third Inning

7:37 p.m. -- Philadelphia's lineup turns over, and Ohtani gets Turner to ground out to third on four pitches for the first out of the bottom of the inning. He then got Schwarber to strike out swinging and ended the inning by punching out Harper. Ohtani needed a bounce-back inning, and he got it. 

7:25 p.m. -- Ohtani came to the plate for the second time in the game. He watched a pitch down the middle for strike one. Ohtani watched a ball out of the zone and then swung through a sinker. He took two more balls and then fouled off a pitch before watching a sinker in the lower part of the zone for a strikeout.  

Second Inning -- Phillies score 3 runs, lead 3-0

7:19 p.m. -- Ohtani starts the second inning by walking Alec Bohm on six pitches. Brandon Marsh then singled the fifth pitch he saw up the middle to put runners on first and second with no outs. Catcher J.T. Realmuto sent a 1-0 count into right-center for a triple. It plated two runs and was helped out by Teoscar Hernandez, either taking a bad route or just giving up on the ball. 

Still with no outs in the inning, Ohtani faced Max Kepler with Realmuto on third. Kepler grounded out to third, but Realmuto wasn't able to score.  Harrison Bader had a loud sac fly deep to left field that was caught, but it allowed Realmuto to easily score. Ohtani was able to stop the bleeding by striking out Bryson Stott. 

First Inning

6:54 p.m. -- Ohtani began his outing by facing Trea Turner with an 84 mph slider that the Phillies batter swung through. Turner was able to get it to a 2-2 count before swinging through a sweeper for the first out of the game.

Schwarber also saw four pitches before he launched a ball to right field. He didn't quite get all of it as it died at the wall. Bryce Harper then hit a groundout to Ohtani on the second pitch he saw for the third out of the inning. 

6:42 p.m. -- Ohtani is pulling double duty tonight. In his first at-bat, he saw three pitches low and inside and swung at all three of them for a quick strikeout. Cristopher Sanchez hit him with a sinker and two changeups for the first out of the game.

Pre-game

6:37 p.m. -- Ahead of the game, manager Dave Roberts said that the hope is that Ohtani can pitch through six and into the seventh. 

6:10 p.m. -- It was expected to be loud when Ohtani faces the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park, but the loyal crowd is letting him hear it early as he walks to the bullpen to get ready for his start.

5:45 p.m. -- Ohtani arrives for Game 1 and his first postseason start on the mound this season.

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It's Ohtani's first-ever postseason pitching appearance.

Where to watch Dodgers vs. Phillies

Dodgers vs. Phillies start time

  • Date: Saturday, October 4
  • Time: 6:38 p.m. ET

Game 1 of the 2025 NLDS between the Dodgers and Phillies will take place on Saturday, October 4. First pitch is set for 6:38 p.m. ET from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

What channel is Dodgers vs. Phillies on today?

  • TV Channel: TBS, truTV
  • Live stream: HBO Max, DirecTV

The Dodgers and Phillies will play their first game of the 2025 NLDS on TBS and truTV. The game will be streamed on HBO Max. 

Teddy Ricketson

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.