Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Los Angeles Dodgers' $325 million starting pitcher, was given the ball in the club's biggest contest of the season, a winner-take-all Game 5 in the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

With the Dodgers' season on the line, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 5 of the NLDS opposite San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish on Friday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sending rookie right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound in the team's win-or-go-home NLDS Game 5 matchup against the San

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Known for a top of the order filled with MVP performers, the Los Angeles Dodgers threw a curveball and advanced to the National League Championship Series on the back of their pitching staff.

Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in the decisive Game 5 of the National League Division Series.

Shohei Ohtani and actor Rob Lowe celebrated the Dodgers' NLDS win over the San Diego Padres. Yahoo Life Shopping

Los Angeles Dodgers fans are exhaling now, but many of them were holding their breath during Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Two of LA’s stars looked completely relaxed as they fought to extend their season,