Betts and Ohtani help the Dodgers stay alive in NLDS with 8-0 win vs the Padres
Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series
By BERNIE WILSON
Published - Oct 10, 2024, 03:03 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:28 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series.
Will Smith and Gavin Lux each hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and now return home for the next matchup between the NL West rivals on Friday night.
“We have a bunch of grinders, a bunch of fighters," Betts said after the Dodgers posted the largest shutout win in franchise postseason history. "We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.”
The Padres won 10-2 at Dodger Stadium in Game 2 on Sunday night, when tempers flared on the field and in the stands.
