Ohtani and Dodgers rally to beat Padres 5-2 in season opener, first MLB game in South Korea

Seoul, South Korea:The Los Angeles Dodgers started their ShoheiOhtaniera with a memorable win on a night of firsts. Ohtani s RBI single capped a fo...

Seoul, South Korea: The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts.

Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday night’s opener, Major League Baseball's first game in South Korea.

"Just a good night overall for Shohei,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "The bigger picture it's significant because you've got such a generational talent that is on your ballclub in a big market in Los Angeles. There's a lot more eyeballs on the Dodgers and on Major League Baseball.”

The game turned when a routine grounder went through the webbing of the glove of first baseman Jake Cronenworth as the go-ahead run scored.

Ohtani went 2 for 5 with an RBI in his first game since leaving the Los Angeles Angels for a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. A crowd of 15,952 was on hand to watch at the Gocheok Sky Dome.