He would tie Don Drysdale and Don Sutton for most opening day starts by a pitcher in Los Angeles Dodgers history, and Sutton for most consecutive starts.
As wonderful as it has been seeing someone like Kershaw ascend to the top of the baseball world over the past decade - winning three Cy Young Awards and the MVP in 2014 - nothing would further cement Kershaw's status as one of the Dodger greats than a World Series title. Margot would strike out swinging, setting the tone for the afternoon - another day that Kershaw would dominate.
Corey Seager, last season's NL Rookie of the Year, went 0 for 4 with a strikeout and hit into two double plays for Los Angeles.
Retired soccer star David treated his three sons to an afternoon at the ballgame and posted photos of the family enjoying Dodger Stadium as the home team demolished the San Diego Padres 14-3 in their season opener.
In such a lopsided matchup, the score was not a surprise. Without further adieu, here they are. Kershaw is 5-0 in seven consecutive opening-day starts. NY topped opening-day payrolls from 1999-2013 before falling behind the Dodgers each year since 2014. Pederson, who will occasionally sit against lefties with plus off-speed pitches, was replaced by right-hand hitting Kike Hernandez.
"We got him here to hit left-handed pitching", Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts said of Gutierrez in the Spring. Oh, and don't forget Yasiel, The Real Deal, Puig, who demands attention every time he digs into the batter's box.
Fresh terror attacks in Egypt lead to State of Emergency
That followed one of the deadliest attacks when a suicide bomber hit Egypt's largest Coptic cathedral, killing at least 25 people. The Sunday attacks against the Coptic community are believed to be the price for their support for the Egyptian President.
In the third, Pederson lined a 3-1 pitch from Chacin into the seats in right for his second career grand slam and a 5-1 lead. He carried a one-hitter into the seventh inning before Ryan Schimpf hit a towering home run.
Pederson's slam was the team's first on opening day since Eric Karros had one in 2000 at Montreal. Past year the Padres hosted the Dodgers for Opening Day and were shut out 25-0 in a three game sweep.
MLB's median salary, the point where an equal number of players earn above and below, remained at $1.5 million, down from $1.65 million at the start of the 2015 season. Kershaw gave up just two total hits and struck out eight while moving to 1-0 on the year.
The two teams are pretty even, and I expect another good battle in 2017 - except with the Giants coming out on top this time. "Just trying to slow it down and stay within myself and put a good swing on a pitch I could hit". The center fielder's five-RBI performance, including a sacrifice fly in the second, was the first to open a Dodgers season since Raul Mondesi in 1999 against Arizona.
Right-handers Pedro Baez (right wrist contusion), Josh Ravin (right groin strain) and Brock Stewart (right shoulder tendinitis) along with left-hander Scott Kazmir (left hip strain) are on the 10-day DL.
Erick Aybar went 3 for 3 with a walk for the Padres.
Comments