Dodgers rally behind Trea Turner's leadoff home run, beat Padres in NLDS Game 1

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The Los Angeles Dodgers took the first game of their NLDS rivalry matchup with the San Diego Padres, 5-3, anchored by a hot start from their potent lineup. 

It was Trea Turner and Will Smith for the Dodgers that got the ball rolling, and they never looked back. Both players finished the game going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. 

The game began with Turner smoking a fastball off Padres starter Mike Clevinger, just his third pitch of the game, to deep left field to give the Dodgers the lead. Then, after Smith doubled, Max Muncy brought him home with a single, setting the tone early at 2-0.

Smith found himself in an RBI scenario in the bottom of the third inning when Turner doubled to lead off the inning. He cashed in on his second double of the game, lacing it to left field to easily score the speedy Turner, making it 3-0. Gavin Lux would create an even further gap, pushing it to 5-0 on a two-RBI double. 

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Trea Turner #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a double during the third inning in game one of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on October 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

But the Padres weren’t going to lay down in Game 1. A three-run top of the fifth inning brought them right back into the game. Wil Myers smacked a solo home run that was just out of the reach of Dodgers left fielder Trayce Thompson to get San Diego on the board after a short umpire review.

A single by Jake Cronenworth and a double by Ha-Seong Kim would give Trent Grisham the chance to knock in some more runs, and he cashed in