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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM DODGERS PLAYER AND NLCS MVP SHOHEI OHTANI AND DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER NLCS FIVE  SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – Editorial Use Only. No monetisation) 1. SHOHEI OHTANI, DODGERS STARTING PITCHER AND DH SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE WITH TRANSLATOR WILL IRETON AFTER NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME FOUR AT DODGER STADIUM 2. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE WANTED TO MAKE TONIGHT A STATEMENT GAME, SAYING: "I really focused on, first of all, first and foremost, as a starting pitcher to make sure I'm an effective starting pitcher. On the hitting side, looking at the whole entire team, we will see that at times the right-handed hitters picked us up. And on the flip side, sometimes the left-handed hitters picked us up. So in a sense we're just trying to find the right balance." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT SOME PEOPLE SAYING THIS WAS THE GREATEST PLAYOFF GAME EVER IN MLB HISTORY, SAYING: "As I stated before, there were at times during the postseason where Teo (Hernandez) and Mookie (Betts) picked me up. And this time around it was my turn to be able to perform. And I think just looking back over the course of the entire postseason, I haven't performed to the expectation, but I think today we saw what the left-handed hitters could do." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT PART OF HIS PITCHING WORKED SO WELL, SAYING: "The last several days, we did a pretty good job, as a starting pitching, being able to get outs and be effective. And just looking at the entire lineup, my impression that I had was that it's a very tough, effective lineup. Talking with Will Smith, we had a pretty good game plan going into the game and we were able to execute it. 7. DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED TO DESCRIBE OHTANI'S PERFORMANCE, SAYING: "That was probably the greatest postseason performance of all time. There's been a lot of postseason games. And there's a reason why he's the greatest player on the planet. What he did on the mound, what he did at the bat, he created a lot of memories for a lot of people. So for us to have a game-clinching, to do it in a game-clinching (NLCS clinching) game at home, wins the NLCS MVP, pretty special. I'm just happy to be able to go along for the ride." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT OHTANI MAINTAINING HIS CONFIDENCE DURING DIFFICULT POSTSEASON, SAYING: "Yeah, you know, I just don't know how he handles sort of the expectations, because a lot of times when you have expectations like he has, they're just unattainable and you just never realize them. Certainly the way he was struggling this postseason and not to let it affect him and keep his psyche, his confidence the same is really impressive. So we knew that he was going to come through at some point. And what better night to do it while he was pitching too." 11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT SWEEPING THE BREWERS AND PLAYING SO WELL IN POSTSEASON, SAYING: "I think we're just in a zone. We're focused on playing good baseball. And I still think that there's a lot of low-hanging fruit offensively. But it's just a very talented group. It's a very focused and very hungry group. So I think that when you get those components, it's tough to beat. And we mind the little things. We're hungry. We don't really care what happened before. And we're playing good baseball. We're healthy and we've still got some work to do, though." STORY: Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday (October 17). Ohtani hit home runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings as the defending champion Dodgers swept the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Los Angeles will attempt to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000. Ohtani (2-0), who gave up two hits and walked three, became the first pitcher in MLB history — regular season or postseason — to hit three home runs and strike out at least one in the same game. The two-way star went deep for the first time since he hit a pair of homers in the wild-card-round opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The three-time MVP entered the night batting .121 (4-for-33) over his previous eight games. Los Angeles is headed to the World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, getting past the Brewers in the NLCS for the second time in that stretch (2018). Veteran left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits over two-plus innings as the Brewers saw their season end after compiling the majors' best regular-season record at 97-65. Quintana walked one and fanned one. Milwaukee ended the four-game series with four total runs on 14 hits. Ohtani opened the game from the mound by walking Brice Turang. He followed that by striking out the next three Milwaukee batters, then led off the bottom of the first inning with a 446-foot home run to right field on Quintana's sixth pitch. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in a playoff game. The Dodgers put up two more runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Tommy Edman and a run-scoring groundout from Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani did not give up a hit until Jackson Chourio doubled to lead off the fourth. The right-hander retired the next three Milwaukee batters, including the last two by strikeout. Ohtani belted a 469-foot home run in the fourth inning that landed on top of the corrugated metal roof at the back of the right field bleachers. He added a 427-foot homer to center field in the seventh as the Dodgers took a 5-0 lead. After he walked Christian Yelich and gave up a single to William Contreras to open the top of the seventh inning, Ohtani left the mound to a standing ovation. Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Anthony Banda and Roki Sasaki recorded the final nine outs. The Brewers' lone run came on a Turang RBI forceout in the eighth. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM DODGERS PLAYER AND NLCS MVP SHOHEI OHTANI AND DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER NLCS FIVE  SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – Editorial Use Only. No monetisation) 1. SHOHEI OHTANI, DODGERS STARTING PITCHER AND DH SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE WITH TRANSLATOR WILL IRETON AFTER NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME FOUR AT DODGER STADIUM 2. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED IF HE WANTED TO MAKE TONIGHT A STATEMENT GAME, SAYING: "I really focused on, first of all, first and foremost, as a starting pitcher to make sure I'm an effective starting pitcher. On the hitting side, looking at the whole entire team, we will see that at times the right-handed hitters picked us up. And on the flip side, sometimes the left-handed hitters picked us up. So in a sense we're just trying to find the right balance." 3. WHITE FLASH 4. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT SOME PEOPLE SAYING THIS WAS THE GREATEST PLAYOFF GAME EVER IN MLB HISTORY, SAYING: "As I stated before, there were at times during the postseason where Teo (Hernandez) and Mookie (Betts) picked me up. And this time around it was my turn to be able to perform. And I think just looking back over the course of the entire postseason, I haven't performed to the expectation, but I think today we saw what the left-handed hitters could do." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(Japanese with English Translation) SHOHEI OHTANI AFTER BEING ASKED WHAT PART OF HIS PITCHING WORKED SO WELL, SAYING: "The last several days, we did a pretty good job, as a starting pitching, being able to get outs and be effective. And just looking at the entire lineup, my impression that I had was that it's a very tough, effective lineup. Talking with Will Smith, we had a pretty good game plan going into the game and we were able to execute it. 7. DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE 8. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED TO DESCRIBE OHTANI'S PERFORMANCE, SAYING: "That was probably the greatest postseason performance of all time. There's been a lot of postseason games. And there's a reason why he's the greatest player on the planet. What he did on the mound, what he did at the bat, he created a lot of memories for a lot of people. So for us to have a game-clinching, to do it in a game-clinching (NLCS clinching) game at home, wins the NLCS MVP, pretty special. I'm just happy to be able to go along for the ride." 9. WHITE FLASH 10. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT OHTANI MAINTAINING HIS CONFIDENCE DURING DIFFICULT POSTSEASON, SAYING: "Yeah, you know, I just don't know how he handles sort of the expectations, because a lot of times when you have expectations like he has, they're just unattainable and you just never realize them. Certainly the way he was struggling this postseason and not to let it affect him and keep his psyche, his confidence the same is really impressive. So we knew that he was going to come through at some point. And what better night to do it while he was pitching too." 11. WHITE FLASH 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) DODGERS MANAGER DAVE ROBERTS AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT SWEEPING THE BREWERS AND PLAYING SO WELL IN POSTSEASON, SAYING: "I think we're just in a zone. We're focused on playing good baseball. And I still think that there's a lot of low-hanging fruit offensively. But it's just a very talented group. It's a very focused and very hungry group. So I think that when you get those components, it's tough to beat. And we mind the little things. We're hungry. We don't really care what happened before. And we're playing good baseball. We're healthy and we've still got some work to do, though." STORY: Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday (October 17). Ohtani hit home runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings as the defending champion Dodgers swept the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Los Angeles will attempt to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000. Ohtani (2-0), who gave up two hits and walked three, became the first pitcher in MLB history — regular season or postseason — to hit three home runs and strike out at least one in the same game. The two-way star went deep for the first time since he hit a pair of homers in the wild-card-round opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The three-time MVP entered the night batting .121 (4-for-33) over his previous eight games. Los Angeles is headed to the World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, getting past the Brewers in the NLCS for the second time in that stretch (2018). Veteran left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits over two-plus innings as the Brewers saw their season end after compiling the majors' best regular-season record at 97-65. Quintana walked one and fanned one. Milwaukee ended the four-game series with four total runs on 14 hits. Ohtani opened the game from the mound by walking Brice Turang. He followed that by striking out the next three Milwaukee batters, then led off the bottom of the first inning with a 446-foot home run to right field on Quintana's sixth pitch. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in a playoff game. The Dodgers put up two more runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Tommy Edman and a run-scoring groundout from Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani did not give up a hit until Jackson Chourio doubled to lead off the fourth. The right-hander retired the next three Milwaukee batters, including the last two by strikeout. Ohtani belted a 469-foot home run in the fourth inning that landed on top of the corrugated metal roof at the back of the right field bleachers. He added a 427-foot homer to center field in the seventh as the Dodgers took a 5-0 lead. After he walked Christian Yelich and gave up a single to William Contreras to open the top of the seventh inning, Ohtani left the mound to a standing ovation. Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Anthony Banda and Roki Sasaki recorded the final nine outs. The Brewers' lone run came on a Turang RBI forceout in the eighth. (Production: David Grip)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM LOS ANGELES DODGERS V MILWAUKEE BREWERS – NLCS GAME FOUR. SHOHEI OHTANI RECEIVING NLCS MVP TROPHY, SOUNDBITE FROM OHTANI RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) GAME FOUR OF NLCS – MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT DODGER STADIUM 1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS' SHOHEI OHTANI WARMING UP BEFORE FIRST POSTSEASON CAREER START AS A PITCHER  TOF 1ST  2. OHTANI STRIKES OUT MILWAUKEE BREWERS’ WILLIAM CONTRERAS FOR 3RD OUT TO END TOP HALF OF INNING 3. OHTANI WALKING BACK AFTER ENDING INNING BOTTOM 1ST 4. BREWERS STARTER JOSE QUINTANA PITCHING – DODGERS OHTANI HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT FIELD TO PUT DODGERS 1-0 UP 5. QUINTANA REACTS / CROWD CHEERING  6. OHTANI CELEBRATING / CROWD CHEERING 7. REPLAYS X 2 8. DODGERS TOMMY EDMAN SINGLES ON A SHARP GROUND BALL TO CENTER FIELDER BLAKE PERKINS / MOOKIE  BETTS SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-0 FOR DODGERS 9. EDMAN CELEBRATING / REPLAY BOTTOM 4TH 10. BREWERS RELIEVER CHAD PATRICK PITCHING – OHTANI HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO RIGHT CENTER FIELD TO MAKE IT 4-0 FOR DODGERS/ FREDDIE FREEMAN REACTS 11. REPLAYS X 3  12. OHTANI REACHING DUGOUT AND CELEBRATING  TOP 6TH 13. OHTANI STRIKES OUT BREWERS BRICE TURANG 14. REPLAYS X 2 BOTTOM 7TH 15. BREWERS' RELIEVER TREVOR MEGILL PITCHING – OHTANI HOMERS ON A FLY BALL TO CENTER FIELD TO STRETCH DODGERS’ LEAD TO 5-0 / CROWD CHEERING 16. REPLAYS X 2 17. DODGERS DUGOUT CHEERING / SLOW-MOTION OF OHTANI CELEBRATING TOP 9TH 19. DODGERS’ RELIEVER ROKI SASAKI GETS THE FINAL OUT / CALEB DURBIN FLIES OUT TO RIGHT FIELDER ANDY PAGES 20. VARIOUS OF SASAKI BEING CONGRATULATED 21. OHTANI JOINS THE CELEBRATIONS 22. OHTANI 23. VARIOUS OF DODGERS CELEBRATING / 24. SLOW-MOTION REPLAY OF OHTANI LEADING CELEBRATIONS IN DODGERS DUGOUT  25. MOOKIE BETTS AND TOMMY EDMAN CELEBRATING / ANDY PAGES CELEBRATING / ROKI SASAKI CELEBRATING 26. VARIOUS OF OHTANI BEING PRESENTED WITH NLCS MVP AWARD 27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TROPHY CEREMONY HOST SAYING: "The best player on this planet, Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Will (Ireton). Shohei, congratulations. What's more fun, striking out 10 or hitting three home runs?" SHOHEI OHTANI (Japanese followed by English translation) SAYING: "It was really, you know, fun on both sides of the ball today. You know, really, as a representative, I'm taking this trophy, and let's get four more wins." STORY: Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday (October 17). Ohtani hit home runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings as the defending champion Dodgers swept the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Los Angeles will attempt to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000. Ohtani (2-0), who gave up two hits and walked three, became the first pitcher in MLB history — regular season or postseason — to hit three home runs and strike out at least one in the same game. The two-way star went deep for the first time since he hit a pair of homers in the wild-card-round opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The three-time MVP entered the night batting .121 (4-for-33) over his previous eight games. Los Angeles is headed to the World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, getting past the Brewers in the NLCS for the second time in that stretch (2018). Veteran left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits over two-plus innings as the Brewers saw their season end after compiling the majors' best regular-season record at 97-65. Quintana walked one and fanned one. Milwaukee ended the four-game series with four total runs on 14 hits. Ohtani opened the game from the mound by walking Brice Turang. He followed that by striking out the next three Milwaukee batters, then led off the bottom of the first inning with a 446-foot home run to right field on Quintana's sixth pitch. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in a playoff game. The Dodgers put up two more runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Tommy Edman and a run-scoring groundout from Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani did not give up a hit until Jackson Chourio doubled to lead off the fourth. The right-hander retired the next three Milwaukee batters, including the last two by strikeout. Ohtani belted a 469-foot home run in the fourth inning that landed on top of the corrugated metal roof at the back of the right field bleachers. He added a 427-foot homer to center field in the seventh as the Dodgers took a 5-0 lead. After he walked Christian Yelich and gave up a single to William Contreras to open the top of the seventh inning, Ohtani left the mound to a standing ovation. Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Anthony Banda and Roki Sasaki recorded the final nine outs. The Brewers' lone run came on a Turang RBI forceout in the eighth. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP QUALIFYING / SOUNDBITE OF POLESITTER FABIO QUARTARARO COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (DORNA – See restrictions before use) COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Frenchman Fabio Quartararo said his pole position at the Australian Grand Prix was "really special" after the Yamaha rider shattered the lap record at Phillip Island on Saturday (October 18), narrowly beating Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi to the top spot. Quartararo clocked a stunning time of one minute and 26.465 seconds, edging Italian Bezzecchi by 0.031 seconds to claim his fifth pole position of the season. The 26-year-old last earned pole at the Dutch Grand Prix in June. "Really nice. It was a long time since Assen!" Quartararo said. "Today is a really special one because I didn't feel ready to make really a 26.4. The goal was to make 26.7. So, I'm super happy. "Also, I think our pace is not so bad. "So, focus on the sprint and let's try to make a great first lap, which will be really important." Bezzecchi, who looked dominant in practice sessions, setting the previous lap record of 1:26.492 at Phillip Island in MotoGP on Friday, said he was satisfied with Saturday's qualifying result. The 26-year-old will face a double long lap penalty in Sunday's race following his collision with MotoGP champion Marc Marquez at the Indonesian Grand Prix. "I'm happy because the target was to reach the first two rows, as always, and we grabbed the first one, so it's even better," Bezzecchi said. "After yesterday, I was confident that I could do a good lap time … The conditions were a bit more tough this morning, but the performance was good. "Now we can focus on the sprint." Home hope Jack Miller of Prima Pramac thrilled Australian fans by becoming the first local rider since Casey Stoner in 2012 to start on the front row at Phillip Island. "The Aussie fans are out here in numbers. It's unreal to see," Miller said. "I'm looking forward to be back on the front row and, honestly, on a bike that we can fight with today and tomorrow. "Let's see what we can get, we'll try and keep our nose clean." Spanish duo Raul Fernandez and Pedro Acosta rounded off the top five. Alex Marquez, second in the riders' championship, secured sixth place, while twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia will start in a disappointing 11th position in Saturday's sprint and Sunday's main event. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP QUALIFYING / SOUNDBITE OF POLESITTER FABIO QUARTARARO COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (DORNA – See restrictions before use) COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Frenchman Fabio Quartararo said his pole position at the Australian Grand Prix was "really special" after the Yamaha rider shattered the lap record at Phillip Island on Saturday (October 18), narrowly beating Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi to the top spot. Quartararo clocked a stunning time of one minute and 26.465 seconds, edging Italian Bezzecchi by 0.031 seconds to claim his fifth pole position of the season. The 26-year-old last earned pole at the Dutch Grand Prix in June. "Really nice. It was a long time since Assen!" Quartararo said. "Today is a really special one because I didn't feel ready to make really a 26.4. The goal was to make 26.7. So, I'm super happy. "Also, I think our pace is not so bad. "So, focus on the sprint and let's try to make a great first lap, which will be really important." Bezzecchi, who looked dominant in practice sessions, setting the previous lap record of 1:26.492 at Phillip Island in MotoGP on Friday, said he was satisfied with Saturday's qualifying result. The 26-year-old will face a double long lap penalty in Sunday's race following his collision with MotoGP champion Marc Marquez at the Indonesian Grand Prix. "I'm happy because the target was to reach the first two rows, as always, and we grabbed the first one, so it's even better," Bezzecchi said. "After yesterday, I was confident that I could do a good lap time … The conditions were a bit more tough this morning, but the performance was good. "Now we can focus on the sprint." Home hope Jack Miller of Prima Pramac thrilled Australian fans by becoming the first local rider since Casey Stoner in 2012 to start on the front row at Phillip Island. "The Aussie fans are out here in numbers. It's unreal to see," Miller said. "I'm looking forward to be back on the front row and, honestly, on a bike that we can fight with today and tomorrow. "Let's see what we can get, we'll try and keep our nose clean." Spanish duo Raul Fernandez and Pedro Acosta rounded off the top five. Alex Marquez, second in the riders' championship, secured sixth place, while twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia will start in a disappointing 11th position in Saturday's sprint and Sunday's main event. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP QUALIFYING / SOUNDBITE OF POLESITTER FABIO QUARTARARO COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (DORNA – See restrictions before use) COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Frenchman Fabio Quartararo said his pole position at the Australian Grand Prix was "really special" after the Yamaha rider shattered the lap record at Phillip Island on Saturday (October 18), narrowly beating Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi to the top spot. Quartararo clocked a stunning time of one minute and 26.465 seconds, edging Italian Bezzecchi by 0.031 seconds to claim his fifth pole position of the season. The 26-year-old last earned pole at the Dutch Grand Prix in June. "Really nice. It was a long time since Assen!" Quartararo said. "Today is a really special one because I didn't feel ready to make really a 26.4. The goal was to make 26.7. So, I'm super happy. "Also, I think our pace is not so bad. "So, focus on the sprint and let's try to make a great first lap, which will be really important." Bezzecchi, who looked dominant in practice sessions, setting the previous lap record of 1:26.492 at Phillip Island in MotoGP on Friday, said he was satisfied with Saturday's qualifying result. The 26-year-old will face a double long lap penalty in Sunday's race following his collision with MotoGP champion Marc Marquez at the Indonesian Grand Prix. "I'm happy because the target was to reach the first two rows, as always, and we grabbed the first one, so it's even better," Bezzecchi said. "After yesterday, I was confident that I could do a good lap time … The conditions were a bit more tough this morning, but the performance was good. "Now we can focus on the sprint." Home hope Jack Miller of Prima Pramac thrilled Australian fans by becoming the first local rider since Casey Stoner in 2012 to start on the front row at Phillip Island. "The Aussie fans are out here in numbers. It's unreal to see," Miller said. "I'm looking forward to be back on the front row and, honestly, on a bike that we can fight with today and tomorrow. "Let's see what we can get, we'll try and keep our nose clean." Spanish duo Raul Fernandez and Pedro Acosta rounded off the top five. Alex Marquez, second in the riders' championship, secured sixth place, while twice MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia will start in a disappointing 11th position in Saturday's sprint and Sunday's main event. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM LOS ANGELES DODGERS V MILWAUKEE BREWERS – NLCS GAME FOUR. SHOHEI OHTANI RECEIVING NLCS MVP TROPHY, SOUNDBITE FROM OHTANI SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) GAME FOUR OF NLCS – MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT DODGER STADIUM STORY: Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday (October 17). Ohtani hit home runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings as the defending champion Dodgers swept the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Los Angeles will attempt to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000. Ohtani (2-0), who gave up two hits and walked three, became the first pitcher in MLB history — regular season or postseason — to hit three home runs and strike out at least one in the same game. The two-way star went deep for the first time since he hit a pair of homers in the wild-card-round opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The three-time MVP entered the night batting .121 (4-for-33) over his previous eight games. Los Angeles is headed to the World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, getting past the Brewers in the NLCS for the second time in that stretch (2018). Veteran left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits over two-plus innings as the Brewers saw their season end after compiling the majors' best regular-season record at 97-65. Quintana walked one and fanned one. Milwaukee ended the four-game series with four total runs on 14 hits. Ohtani opened the game from the mound by walking Brice Turang. He followed that by striking out the next three Milwaukee batters, then led off the bottom of the first inning with a 446-foot home run to right field on Quintana's sixth pitch. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in a playoff game. The Dodgers put up two more runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Tommy Edman and a run-scoring groundout from Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani did not give up a hit until Jackson Chourio doubled to lead off the fourth. The right-hander retired the next three Milwaukee batters, including the last two by strikeout. Ohtani belted a 469-foot home run in the fourth inning that landed on top of the corrugated metal roof at the back of the right field bleachers. He added a 427-foot homer to center field in the seventh as the Dodgers took a 5-0 lead. After he walked Christian Yelich and gave up a single to William Contreras to open the top of the seventh inning, Ohtani left the mound to a standing ovation. Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Anthony Banda and Roki Sasaki recorded the final nine outs. The Brewers' lone run came on a Turang RBI forceout in the eighth. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM LOS ANGELES DODGERS V MILWAUKEE BREWERS – NLCS GAME FOUR COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) GAME FOUR OF NLCS – MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT DODGER STADIUM SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW STORY: Shohei Ohtani was a one-man show, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in six-plus scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the second consecutive season with a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday (October 17). Ohtani hit home runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings as the defending champion Dodgers swept the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. Los Angeles will attempt to become the first team to win consecutive titles since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998-2000. Ohtani (2-0), who gave up two hits and walked three, became the first pitcher in MLB history — regular season or postseason — to hit three home runs and strike out at least one in the same game. The two-way star went deep for the first time since he hit a pair of homers in the wild-card-round opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The three-time MVP entered the night batting .121 (4-for-33) over his previous eight games. Los Angeles is headed to the World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, getting past the Brewers in the NLCS for the second time in that stretch (2018). Veteran left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits over two-plus innings as the Brewers saw their season end after compiling the majors' best regular-season record at 97-65. Quintana walked one and fanned one. Milwaukee ended the four-game series with four total runs on 14 hits. Ohtani opened the game from the mound by walking Brice Turang. He followed that by striking out the next three Milwaukee batters, then led off the bottom of the first inning with a 446-foot home run to right field on Quintana's sixth pitch. He became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in a playoff game. The Dodgers put up two more runs in the first inning, taking a 3-0 lead on an RBI single from Tommy Edman and a run-scoring groundout from Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani did not give up a hit until Jackson Chourio doubled to lead off the fourth. The right-hander retired the next three Milwaukee batters, including the last two by strikeout. Ohtani belted a 469-foot home run in the fourth inning that landed on top of the corrugated metal roof at the back of the right field bleachers. He added a 427-foot homer to center field in the seventh as the Dodgers took a 5-0 lead. After he walked Christian Yelich and gave up a single to William Contreras to open the top of the seventh inning, Ohtani left the mound to a standing ovation. Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Anthony Banda and Roki Sasaki recorded the final nine outs. The Brewers' lone run came on a Turang RBI forceout in the eighth. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM SEATTLE MARINERS V TORONTO BLUE JAYS – ALCS GAME FIVE RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST SHOWS: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) GAME FIVE OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BETWEEN THE SEATTLE MARINERS AND THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT T-MOBILE PARK 1. MARINERS STARTING PITCHER BRYCE MILLER ON MOUND BEFORE GAME TOP OF 1ST INNING 2. MILLER STRIKING OUT BLUE JAYS LEADOFF BATTER GEORGE SPRINGER 3. REPLAYS OF MILLER STRIKING OUT SPRINGER BOTTOM 2ND 4. BLUE JAYS STARTER KEVIN GAUSMAN PITCHING – MARINERS EUGENIO SUAREZ HITS SOLO HOME RUN. MARINERS TAKE 1-0 LEAD 5. REPLAYS OF SUAREZ SOLO HOME RUN TOP 5TH 6. MARINERS RELIEVER MATT BRASH PITCHING – BLUE JAYS SPRINGER WITH RBI DOUBLE, ADDISON BARGER SCORES TO TIE GAME 1-1 7. REPLAYS OF SPRINGER GAME TYING DOUBLE TOP 6TH 8. MARINERS BRYAN WOO PITCHING – BLUE JAYS ERNIE CLEMENT WITH RBI SINGLE, ALEJANDRO KIRK SCORES. BLUE JAYS TAKE 2-1 LEAD 9. REPLAY OF CLEMENT RBI SINGLE AND KIRK SCORING FROM 2ND BASE 10. BLUE JAYS VLADIMIR GUERRERO, JR COOLING DOWN KIRK IN DUGOUT TOP 8TH 11. MARINERS RELIEVER GABE SPEIER PITCHING – BLUE JAYS ERNIE CLEMENT HITS LONG FLY BALL THAT APPEARS HEADED FOR HOME RUN BUT MARINERS LEFT FIELDER RANDY AROZARENA MAKES NICE CATCH AT WALL FOR 2ND OUT OF INNING 12. REPLAYS OF AROZARENA CATCH ON CLEMENT LONG FLY BALL BOTTOM 8TH 13. BLUE JAYS RELIEVER BRENDON LITTLE PITCHING – MARINERS CAL RALEIGH HITS SOLO HOME RUN TO TIE GAME 2-2, FANS CELEBRATING 14. REPLAYS OF RALEIGH GAME TYING SOLO HOME RUN, BALL ALMOST HITS STADIUM ROOF 15. BLUE JAYS RELIEVER SERANTHONY DOMINGUEZ PITCHING – MARINERS HAVE BASES LOADED AND SUAREZ HITS GRAND SLAM, AROZARENA, JOSH NAYLOR, AND JORGE POLANCO SCORE. MARINERS TAKE 6-2 LEAD 16. SUAREZ WITH MARINERS TRIDENT CELEBRATING IN DUGOUT 17. REPLAY OF SUAREZ GRAND SLAM, SUAREZ CELEBRATING TOP 9TH 18. MARINERS CLOSER ANDRES MUNOZ PITCHING – BLUE JAYS JOEY LOPERFIDO GROUNDS OUT TO MARINERS SHORTSTOP J.P. CRAWFORD WHO THROWS TO 1ST BASEMAN JOSH NAYLOR FOR 3RD AND FINAL OUT. MARINERS WIN 6-2 AND TAKE 3-2 LEAD IN BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 19. VARIOUS OF MARINERS PLAYERS CELEBRATING STORY: Eugenio Suarez's second home run of the game, an eighth-inning grand slam, broke a tie as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Friday (October 17) to regain control of the American League Championship Series. Cal Raleigh sparked the rally with a leadoff homer in the eighth as the Mariners took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. A win in Game 6 at Toronto on Sunday would send Seattle to the World Series for the first time. Raleigh just cleared the left field fence on a pitch from left-hander Brendon Little (0-1) to tie the score at 2-2. It was the fourth homer of the playoffs for Raleigh after he hit a major-league-leading 60 during the regular season. Little then walked Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor before being pulled for Seranthony Dominguez, who hit Randy Arozarena with a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Suarez, who opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second, went deep with an opposite-field blast to right, shaking the foundation at T-Mobile Park. Gabe Speier (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the victory, and Seattle closer Andres Munoz worked a 1-2-3 ninth in a non-save situation. Blue Jays leadoff man and designated hitter George Springer, who drove home the tying run with a fifth-inning double, had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch on the right knee in the seventh. There was no immediate word on his status for the rest of the series. Toronto took the lead in the sixth off Bryan Woo, who was making the first relief appearance of his career other than this summer's All-Star Game in Atlanta. Woo, who hadn't pitched since Sept. 19 because of a strained pectoral muscle that kept him off the AL Division Series roster, was greeted by Alejandro Kirk's double to right-center. An out later, Ernie Clement, who had grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the fourth, lined a single to right, giving Toronto a 2-1 lead. Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman went 5 2/3 innings and gave up one run on three hits. The right-hander walked three and struck out four. Seattle starter Bryce Miller pitched four-plus innings and was charged with one run on four hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. (Production: David Grip) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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