Dodgers win off Cronenworth glove failure; 2 hits for Ohtani - ESPN

Shohei Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut as Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday's season opener in Seoul, South Korea, as the game turned when a routine grounder went through the webbing of first baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Teoscar Hernandez scored the go-ahead run on an error that could be construed as an equipment malfunction. Gavin Lux's grounder off Adrian Morejon went through Cronenworth's glove, and the ball eventually settled in right field as Hernandez scored from second base to give Los Angeles a 3-2 lead.

«That's a double-play ball,» Padres manager Mike Shildt said.

Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani capped their two-hit performances with run-scoring singles in the eighth inning.

«That's a tough error for Cro,» Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. «Fortunate break for us. You got to take them when you can get them.»

Ohtani went 2-for-5 in his first game since leaving the Los Angeles Angels for a record 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers. A crowd of 15,952 was on hand to watch at the Gocheok Sky Dome for Major League Baseball's first game in South Korea.

The two-way star, limited to batting after elbow surgery, had a mental error that caused the final out of the eighth inning. He was called out when he passed second base and then failed to retouch the bag while retreating on Freddie Freeman's flyout, causing an inning-ending double play.

Xander Bogaerts had an RBI single among his two hits for the Padres, who mustered just four singles against five Dodgers pitchers.

The Padres were nursing a 2-1 lead before Wandy Peralta walked Max Muncy to lead off the eighth inning and reliever Jhony Brito (0-1) loaded the bases after Hernandez singled to