Dodgers at Cubs, 1:05 PM PDT, TV: FS1, Marquee Sports Network, SPNLA
RHP Yoshinobo Yamamoto (0-1, 7.50 ERA) pitches for the Dodgers and LHP Jordan Wicks (0-0, 4.50 ERA) goes for the Baby Bruins.
- 2001 In the home opener at Veterans Stadium, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning’s number 14 jersey is retired. Kentucky’s Republican U.S. senator, who compiled a 224-184 record in his 17-year career pitching for the Tigers, Phillies, Pirates, and Dodgers, joins Richie Ashburn (1), Robin Roberts (36), Steve Carlton (32), and Mike Schmidt (20) as the fifth player to have his number retired by the Phillies.
- 2004 Adrian Beltre becomes the 36th player in baseball history to hit 100 home runs before the age of 25. The Dodger third baseman joins Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig to have exactly 100 homers on their 25th birthday.
- 2016 The Padres, with their 7-0 loss at Petco Park, become the first team to be shut out in the first three games of the regular season, surpassing the dubious mark set by the Browns, who opened the 1943 campaign with 26 straight scoreless innings. San Diego also dropped their first two decisions of the three-game series against the Dodgers, 15-0 and 3-0.
Lineups when available.
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Game 2 vs. LA
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Singer Josh Groban sang the Opening Day anthem for the Dodgers, then hit the press box.
He had some thoughts about singing it there; he’s been a Dodgers fan his entire life.
Never heard of him.
More fool you.
Don’t really care enough to look him up.
I like what I’ve seen from Cuás so far.
NPUT @ 0600HST, 0900PDT, 1200EDT
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Early morning baseball (for me) tomorrow.
Yippee!
How sweet it is.
Yay!! Dodgers win!!!
Woo-HOO!!!
Dodgers win!
The future happens earlier in Canadia!
Ha!
UMP!!!!!’
There’s a gift strike to make up for two bad calls.
Makeup!
Ump McSqeeze.
UMP!!’
Total crap.
Ump!
One more out, puhleeze.
Meh, who needs shutouts. Just win, baby!
Let’s close this out here Dodgers.
One last chance…
Dodgers have scored at least 5 runs in each of their first 10 games.
Joe KKKelly!
That’s an unfortunate way of saying it.
I thought it was okay if I made it his name. We’ve done it with Kersh.
It still makes me uneasy.
It took me a while to figure out what was being criticized. KKKaren WBBsAS.
Once again, it’s time for the Joe Kelly Experience.
He’s good so far!
Yoshi’s ERA is now 4.09. He’s bringing it down very quickly.
Pretty nice inning by Brasier.
Barnesy is hitting higher than several other more well-paid players on his team. 😉
That’s more like it. Go Max!
Not the way I expected to get our first run.
Yoshi has 70 pitches thru four, Wicks has 79.
Poor CT3. Can’t avoid the k.
At least Enrique got Max over to third there.
There you go Max.
It sounds as if the Barves’ Spencer Strider is done for at least this season.
That’s a tough loss for the Braves. He is an ace for sure.
I thought he deserved the Cy over Smell.
Agreed.
Maybe Kike’ should have platooned with Muncy instead of Outman.
Strange game so far today.
Yams needs several quick innings if he is to go 5.
3 up 3 down in the 3rd helps.
Offense, you are wasting opportunities.
So is theirs.
Somebody must have told Yams to bear down.
This guy may be as good as advertised. Heckuva job getting out of that mess.
Whew!!! Nice job Yamamoto.
Rats. Kike misplayed that. It was catchable.
Tricky wind, but still looked really bad.
Dinelson is DFA, though he was a contributor.
So, time to start a new streak.