Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres to reach NLCS

Yoshinobu Yamamoto outduelled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kike Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to the National League Championship Series.

Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres to reach NLCS
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto outduelled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kike Hernandez and Teoscar Hernandez to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Friday night and advance to the National League Championship Series.