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SPORTSWednesday 6 April 2016
Dodgers thrash Padres 15-0 in lopsided opening day shutout
The Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw works against the San Diego Padre in the INNINGS
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Clay- fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 4, 2016, in San Diego. ATLANTA (AP) — Daniel
ton Kershaw was brilliant Murphy was a huge hit in
on opening day, hold- Associated Press his Washington debut with
ing San Diego to one hit a home run and a go-
in seven innings and strik- major league debut on hit multiple home runs in his Matt Szczur added a three- ahead double in the 10th
ing out nine to lead rookie inning as the Nationals ral-
manager Dave Roberts opening day as Colorado first game. Four have done run double in the ninth for lied past Atlanta in their
and the Los Angeles Dodg- season opener.
ers to a record-setting 15-0 spoiled Zack Greinke’s ini- it in the American League. the Cubs. NL MVP Bryce Harper hom-
victory against the Padres ered in his first plate ap-
on Monday. tial start for Arizona. CUBS 9, ANGELS 0 Garrett Richards (0-1) gave pearance of the season as
It was the most lopsided the Nationals made a win-
opening day shutout in Greinke (0-1), who signed ANAHEIM, California (AP) up three runs over five in- ner of Dusty Baker in his first
major league history. The game as their manager.
previous mark was a 14-0 a $206.5 million, six-year — Jake Arrieta yielded two nings in his first opening day Washington tied it in the
win by the Pittsburgh Pi- ninth on Michael Taylor’s
rates over the Cincinnati contract with the Dia- hits over seven dominant start for Los Angeles. sacrifice fly to shallow cen-
Reds in 1911, according to ter field. Atlanta nearly es-
STATS. mondbacks, had his worst innings while Miguel Mon- The Angels managed just caped with a game-end-
Kershaw (1-0) allowed Jon ing double play but Jayson
Jay’s single with two outs in outing in nearly four years, tero homered and drove three hits while getting shut Werth scored when catch-
the third and then retired er A.J. Pierzynski dropped
his last 13 batters. The lefty giving up seven runs — six in three runs as Chicago out on opening day for the Ender Inciarte’s accurate
improved to 4-0 in six open- throw that beat Werth to
ing day starts. in one inning. He allowed opened a season of high first time since 2002 — the the plate.
Adrian Gonzalez had three GIANTS 12, BREWERS 3
of Los Angeles’ 17 hits and three homers in a game for expectations with an easy year of their only World MILWAUKEE (AP) — De-
three RBIs, and A.J. Ellis also nard Span homered and
drove in three runs. Chase the first time since Aug. 19, victory over Los Angeles. Series championship. They drove in five runs in his San
Utley had three hits and Francisco debut as the
two RBIs. 2009. Anthony Rizzo and Jorge had never lost an opener Giants beat Milwaukee
It was the worst opening in their opener despite a
day loss in the Padres’ 48- Story also became the first Soler drove in early runs by more than seven runs. sluggish start from under-
year history. San Diego the-weather ace Madison
had only four hits. National League player to and Villanova product NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 3, 10 Bumgarner.
ROCKIES 10, DIAMOND- Span hit a three-run shot in
BACKS 5 the eighth inning and Joe
PHOENIX (AP) — Trevor Sto- Panik and Buster Posey fol-
ry became the first player lowed with home runs off
to hit two home runs in his Ariel Pena.
