PHILADELPHIA -- Teoscar Hernandez rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers with a three-run homer in the seventh inning that bailed out Shohei Ohtani, both on the mound and at the plate, and led his club to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night. Ohtani struck out four straight times at the plate, the final time in the seventh with no outs and two runners on against Matt Strahm. No worries, at least for the reigning World Series champions. Following a Mookie Betts popout, Hernandez, who hit two homers in the wild card round, silenced a roaring Phillies crowd with an opposite-field drive to right off Strahm for a 5-3 lead. The veteran slugger gestured in wild celebration in his trot around the bases. His hat off, Ohtani rose from his dugout seat to join in the fun, and exhale once he was on track for the win. A three-time MVP, Ohtani recovered from a three-run second in his first career playoff pitching start to shut down the Phillies and finish with nine strikeouts over six innings. Alex Vesia retired pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa with the bases loaded in the eighth to preserve the lead. Rokki Sasaki worked the ninth for his first career save. Ohtani had admitted to nerves about playing in front of a crowd that voraciously tried to live up to its four-hour of hell moniker -- he was jeered as he stepped on the field during warmups -- and he never found his footing at the plate. Ohtani walked in the ninth. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez struck out Ohtani three times, included a called strike three in the fifth inning that sent a towel-waving crowd into delirium. Editor’s Picks MLB division series Day 1: Takeaways and live updates from four-game Saturday ESPN Vlad Jr.’s playoff breakout fuels Jays past Yanks Jorge Castillo Counsell stands by short-rest Boyd after G1 flop Jesse Rogers Sanchez was even fired up on that one, and punched his fist in the air as he left the mound. The Oh-4 became but a mere footnote -- though Ohtani is the first player to strike out four times as a batter and strike out nine batters as a pitcher in the same postseason game -- in an exhilarating comeback for a Dodgers team riding high after thumping the Reds in two games in the Wild Card Series. Game 2 is Monday in Philadelphia.

Game 2 is Monday in Philadelphia.