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Yamamoto (1-0) gave up one run on three hits and a walk, striking out four. Tanner Scott earned his first save.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup with left rib discomfort before the season opener against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome.

Ohtani had two hits and scored two runs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined with the bullpen to hold the Cubs to one run on three hits.

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga threw four hitless innings in the first Opening Day start of his major-league career.

Find out why Freddie Freeman was scratched from the Los Angeles Dodgers' Tokyo Series lineup against the Chicago Cubs.

Freeman’s walk-off grand slam off Nestor Cortes in the 10th inning of Game 1 against the Yankees set the tone for the Fall Classic and he won MVP honors for hitting .300 with four homers, 12 RBIs and ...

TOKYO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates hitting a double in the top of the ninth inning during the MLB Tokyo Series game against Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on ...

It was a slow start but the Dodgers pieced together a 4-1 opening-day win over the Cubs in the Tokyo Series as Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice.