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Dodgers break it open late to take Game 1 of NLDS against Padres

ARLINGTON, Texas - The groundball ricocheted off the end of Cody Bellinger's bat and up the middle, slowly sneaking through the infield before San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth smothered it with a dive.

But it was too late. Bellinger sprinted through first base to complete a 71.4-mph infield hit as the Los Angeles Dodgers' fifth run scored in their slow-moving 5-1 win over the Padres in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday. Bellinger turned to his excited dugout and shook his hands,

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