Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shines in win over Cubs in 1st game of MLB season

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The Major League Baseball season is officially underway. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday morning in the Tokyo Dome in Japan, with the game broadcast on FOX Sports. 

Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the start for the Dodgers, while Shota Imanaga got the nod for the Cubs, making it the first time there was an all-Japanese starting pitching matchup on opening day in MLB history. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, #17, reacts after hitting a double in the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs during the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)

Yamamoto was solid over five innings of work, striking out three hitters and only giving up one run. 

The Cubs' lone run came in the second inning, when catcher Miguel Amaya hit a two-out double that scored Dansby Swanson.

Imanaga pitched four hitless innings for the Cubs, walking four batters and striking out two before he turned the ball over the bullpen. 

The Dodgers took the lead for good in the fifth inning once Imanaga was pulled for the day. 

Andy Pages walked, and then Shohei Ohtani sparked the rally with the Dodgers' first hit of the game off of Ben Brown, a single pulled down the right-field line. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, #18, delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at the Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)

Ohtani’s single set up runners on first and third