LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — In a powerful opening statement to their postseason campaign, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their National League playoff series before a sold-out crowd of 50,555 at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers, fueled by a potent offensive display that produced 15 hits, including four home runs, seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Teoscar Hernández led the charge, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, while Shohei Ohtani launched two solo home runs of his own.

Los Angeles never trailed after Ohtani ignited the home crowd with a solo shot to right field in the bottom of the first inning off Reds starter Hunter Greene. The Dodgers then broke the game open in the third. After Greene walked Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, Hernández cleared the bases with a three-run homer to left field. Two pitches later, Tommy Edman followed with a solo blast to right, staking the Dodgers to a 5-0 lead.

Hernández struck again in the fifth inning with his second homer, a solo shot to right-center. Ohtani then provided more fireworks in the sixth, crushing a two-run homer to right-center to score Enrique Hernández and extend the Dodgers’ advantage to 8-0.

That support was more than enough for Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, who delivered a dominant performance to earn the win. Snell pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out nine. He did not issue a walk, effectively silencing the Reds’ lineup for most of the night.

The Reds, who mustered only seven hits, finally broke through against Snell in the seventh inning. Austin Hays scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Elly De La Cruz, and Tyler Stephenson followed with an RBI double to cut the deficit to 8-2.

Los Angeles immediately answered in the bottom of the seventh, scoring two runs on an RBI single from Ben Rortvedt and a costly throwing error by Reds right fielder Noelvi Marte.

Cincinnati mounted its most serious threat in the eighth, scoring three runs to pull within 10-5. The rally was fueled by three walks and a two-run single from Spencer Steer, but Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen entered and struck out Tyler Stephenson before getting Ke’Bryan Hayes to pop out with the bases loaded to end the inning.

Jack Dreyer and Treinen combined to close out the game for Los Angeles, with Treinen earning credit for the final three outs.

Greene was saddled with the loss for Cincinnati, surrendering five runs on six hits over three innings. He walked two and struck out three. The Reds’ bullpen, including a standout 1 2/3-inning, four-strikeout performance from Scott Barlow, was unable to stem the tide of the Dodgers’ relentless offense.

With the victory, the Dodgers improved to 94-69 on the season, while the Reds fell to 83-80. The teams will resume the series with Game 2 on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. The contest, which lasted 3 hours and 8 minutes, exceeded the pregame over/under line of 7.5 runs.