LOS ANGELES — His Los Angeles Dodgers were celebrating, having just vanquished the formidable San Diego Padres, 2-0, in a winner-take-all Game 5, but Dave Roberts looked weary.
Down the hall, a beer-soaked Shohei Ohtani bounced his way through the clubhouse, light as air with an unfading grin, celebrating his first postseason series win by opening beer bottles over the head of anyone who looked like they were not celebrating hard enough.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a repeat victim of Ohtani’s efforts, blinked champagne out of his eyes as he received congratulations from everyone who passed for the five scoreless innings he provided in what might be the most impressive, and most desperately needed, start of his young MLB career.
And Kiké Hernández was finding ways to swear gleefully on every camera that would record him doing it, explaining that these Dodgers “just don’t give a [dang].” His solo home run, and that of his fellow Hernández, outfielder Teoscar, gave the Dodgers the only runs they needed Friday to close out this incredible National League Division Series.
