Dodgers take Tokyo Series opener as World Series title defense begins

Tokyo – For all Unforgettable cultural experiences They enjoyed outside the stadium, and all the detection of the eye they made around the club Increased popularity here in JapanBibli side of Evading“The journey to open the season to Tokyo did not start to a smooth start.
Mookie best He was Exclusion of work After arriving in Tokyo, he is fighting the stomach virus, and in the end they were forced to return early to Los Angeles on Monday evening after losing about 15 pounds.
Freddy Freeman He was scratched from the Dodgers opening day a short time before the first stadium on Tuesday night, after experimenting with what the team called as the inconvenience of the left side after practicing pre -hitting.
And after obtaining Closed at Sunday exhibition Against a Japanese team in the Tokyo dome, the evaders began their usual season without a blow to the first four roles against Chicago Copies Ace-Japan Japan-Chuta Emmana, twice in roles who walked two walks.
But then, the defense World series The heroes began to do exactly what a list of approximately $ 400 million was built until this season.
They worked on charges, put together to strike and operate operation. He bowed on the beginning of the dominant beginning, then a door rotating from reliable weapons of bulls. They absorbed an early deficit in one center, and they turned it within moments in the fifth half.
By the end of the night, a auspicious start for the 2025 season of ambitious expectations, evaded Cubs hit 4-1 Before raising a supporter of defense on the other side of the world.
Of course, this week’s journey was always more estimated than just a baseball game.
It was the culmination of the evaders ’pursuit “Blue Japan Painting” – Granting an international platform to display the Japanese trio of the star AutaniWho was playing his first MLB game in his homeland; Yoshinobo YamamotoWho fell against Amana in the first match on the opening day in Japan in the history of the main league; and Rocky SasakiWhich will make his first big league appearance in the Tokyo series on Wednesday.
It was an opportunity for their new list-which has spent greatly this winter in the pursuit of a second consecutive championship-to fall more than the stadium in a foreign environment, with efforts to bond the team with the help of the private sushi dinner organized by Utani, Yamamoto and Sasaki Sunday night.
Dodgers shohei ohtani in the fifth half of the team’s first blow to the match against the Cubs.
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It was also an opportunity to celebrate sports on the world stage, with the influence of Japanese players in specializations-thanks to any small part of Ohtani, which raised the three MVPS levels in Japan to unimaginable sizes-apparently at the highest levels ever.
“I think the last few days in which you can see the enthusiasm of the fans, the Tokyo people,” was a manager Dave Roberts He said before the match. “The players are ready to go.”
Although it took five roles to go to themselves, they did not look back as soon as they did so.

The first four frameworks were held by Amana, who were stranded by a couple of walking in the second and fourth roles, evading the evaders immediately on Benver Cubs Ben Brown in the fifth.
After drawing one picnic pages, Ohtani started gathering seriously, as she sent a 107 -miles line in the right field to get one. This was the first blow from Dodgers, and put a group of energy in the mobilization of the sale, who watched the bats on Tuesday in a strange silence due to the sudden moments every time he was swinging or making contacts.
From there, the evaders remained coming. Tommy fastened the addiction of the result with one to the left. TESCAR Hernández hit a potential dual playing helicopter instead by Jon Berti second base, allowing Ohtani to record running. Will Smith doubled the lead with one RBI.
Five fighters. Three runs. One change the game.
The progress was 3-1 for Lamamoto, who followed the strong spring camp with a wonderful start of five goals; Dodgers Bullpen, which won her latest game, is 72 million dollars in the Scott season, outside to close the game in the ninth half, after Ottani was born in the upper half of the half through a double lining and recorded it on Hernandez RBI.