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Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres in a do-or-die Game 5 of their National League Division Series on Friday featuring a historic pitching duel with Japanese compatriot Yu Darvish. With a place in the NL Championship Series at stake, it was the first MLB playoff game featuring two starting pitchers from Japan. Yamamoto (1-0) allowed just two hits and a walk against two strikeouts in an efficient 63-pitch outing at Dodger Stadium as he earned redemption against the lineup that knocked him out after a single innin…

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