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                                                                                                       SPORTS Saturday 30 March 2019
            Dodgers set opening day mark


            with 8 HRs in win over Arizona




            By The Associated Press      MVP  award  last  season,  year  deal  that  was  briefly
            LOS  ANGELES  (AP)  —  Joc  putting  Milwaukee  ahead  the richest in baseball.
            Pederson and Enrique Her-    to  stay  with  a  three-run  He went 0 for 3 with an in-
            nandez each hit two of the  homer off Miles Mikolas (0-   tentional walk and failed to
            Los Angeles Dodgers' eight  1) in the third.              deliver  a  big  hit  —  but  no
            home  runs  Thursday  in  a  Mike Moustakas and pitch-    worries,  the  Phillies  picked
            12-5 victory over the Arizo-  er Jhoulys Chacin (1-0) also  up the scoring slack. Harp-
            na Diamondbacks.             connected  for  the  Brew-   er's  presence  in  the  lineup
            The  Dodgers  set  a  major  ers  in  a  performance  that  helped  blow  the  game
            league  record  for  homers  looked  a  lot  like  their  run  open  when  the  Braves
            on  opening  day  and  tied  to  the  NL  Championship  walked the lefty slugger to
            the franchise mark for any  Series  last  October.  Josh  load the bases. Rhys Hoskins
            game.                        Hader  retired  the  first  two  followed with a grand slam
            Hernandez,  Austin  Barnes  batters  before  Cain's  play  off  reliever  Luke  Jackson
            and Corey Seager all hom-    finished off the save.Kolten  that broke open the game.
            ered in the fourth inning to  Wong  homered  twice  for  Phillies  newcomer  Andrew
            chase  Arizona  ace  Zack  the Cardinals, and Harrison  McCutchen  hit  a  leadoff
            Greinke  (0-1).  Max  Muncy,  Bader also connected.       homer  against  Julio  Tehe-
            Cody  Bellinger  and  Her-   Paul  Goldschmidt  went  0  ran  (0-1).  Maikel  Franco
            nandez  connected  in  the  for  3  with  three  strikeouts  added  a  three-run  shot
            seventh  for  the  power-    and  a  walk  in  his  first  reg-  against  the  defending  NL
            packed  Dodgers,  whose  ular-season  game  for  St.  East champions.
            pursuit  of  a  third  straight  Louis.                   Aaron  Nola  (1-0)  won  de-
            National League got off to  METS 2, NATIONALS 0           spite  walking  five  in  six  in-
            a thrilling start.           WASHINGTON (AP) — Rob-       nings.
            Adam Jones and Christian  inson Cano homered in his  ROCKIES 6, MARLINS 3              Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger hits a solo home run dur-
            Walker  homered  for  the  first at-bat for the Mets and  MIAMI  (AP)  —  Kyle  Free-  ing the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona
            Diamondbacks,  but  their  added a late RBI single, Ja-   land  allowed  two  hits  and   Diamondbacks, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Los Angeles.
            pitching  staff's  eight  hom-  cob  deGrom  outpitched  one run over seven innings                                             Associated Press
            ers allowed also set a team  Max  Scherzer  as  each  in his first opening day start
            record.                      struck  out  at  least  10  in  a  as Colorado beat the slop-  last  month.  They  also  end-  off  Madison  Bumgarner
            The  Dodgers  and  Dia-      sterling  matchup  between  py Miami Marlins.             ed  the  game  with  a  relief  and  added  an  RBI  single
            mondbacks  weren't  the  the  winners  of  the  past  Freeland  (1-0),  who  had  a  pitcher playing center field,  in the start of a new era for
            only  ones  going  deep,  ei-  three NL Cy Young Awards,  breakout  17-win  season  in  a sign of Bell's openness to  the  Padres,  who  popped
            ther,  as  teams  around  the  and  New  York  edged  the  2018, retired his first 11 bat-  new ideas.              above .500 for the first time
            majors combined to set an  Bryce Harper-less Washing-     ters  before  Starlin  Castro  Jose Iglesias doubled twice  since June 8, 2015.
            all-time high for home runs  ton Nationals.               lined a single. The only oth-  and  drove  in  a  run.  Jose  The  Padres  signaled  their
            on opening day.              A day after signing a $137.5  er hit the left-hander gave  Peraza's  homer  off  James-  intentions to move beyond
            Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0) struck out  million,  five-year  contract,  up  was  a  pinch-hit  home  on Taillon (0-1) tied it in the  the  rebuilding  stage  when
            eight over six stellar innings  deGrom  (1-0)  compiled  run by J.T Riddle leading off  seventh,  and  Dietrich  put  they signed Machado to a
            as  Los  Angeles'  first  open-  10 strikeouts with one walk  the sixth inning.        Cincinnati  up  5-2  with  his  $300  million,  10-year  con-
            ing day starter not named  and  five  hits  in  six  innings,  Neil  Walker  also  had  a  homer  off  Richard  Rodri-  tract early in spring training.
            Clayton    Kershaw    since  setting  a  major  league  re-  pinch-hit  homer  in  his  first  guez.  Dietrich  got  a  cur-  Then  they  promoted  Tatis,
            2010.  Kershaw's  franchise-  cord with his 30th consecu-  at-bat  for  Miami.  Marlins  tain call from the crowd of  whose father played in the
            record streak of eight con-  tive start allowing three runs  teammate  Jorge  Alfaro  44,049, the largest for a reg-  big leagues for parts of 11
            secutive opening day starts  or  fewer.  The  lanky  righty  homered  with  two  out  in  ular-season game at Great  seasons,  giving  fans  some
            ended due to left shoulder  topped runner-up Scherzer  the ninth.                      American Ball Park.          hope  after  years  of  futil-
            inflammation.                in Cy Young voting last sea-  Colorado's Nolan Arenado  Reds newcomer Zach Duke  ity. San Diego hasn't had a
            BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4       son — and got the better of  began earning his new $260  (1-0) retired the two batters  winning season since 2010.
            MILWAUKEE (AP) — Center  him in the win and run col-      million, eight-year contract  he faced. Cincinnati closer  Tatis became the youngest
            fielder Lorenzo Cain soared  umns on this day.            when  he  doubled  to  start  Raisel  Iglesias  came  on  in  player with a multihit game
            above the wall to rob Jose  Scherzer (0-1) was charged  the  fourth  and  scored  the  the eighth and gave up a  on  opening  day  since  Mil-
            Martinez  of  a  tying  home  with both Mets runs in 7 2/3  first run off Jose Urena (0-1).  solo homer by Corey Dick-  waukee's  Robin  Yount  in
            run  for  the  final  out,  lifting  innings,  with  12  Ks,  three  Trevor Story homered, and  erson.  Bell  replaced  him  1975.
            Christian  Yelich  and  the  walks and two hits.          David  Dahl  had  three  hits  with two on in the ninth —  Eric  Lauer  (1-0)  threw  six
            Milwaukee Brewers over St.  PHILLIES 10, BRAVES 4         and scored twice.            another    unconventional  innings  of  four-hit  ball.
            Louis.                       PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce  REDS 5, PIRATES 3              move.  David  Hernandez  Bumgarner  (0-1)  struck  out
            With  at  least  one  Cardi-  Harper  struck  out  twice  in  CINCINNATI  (AP)  —  Pinch-  loaded  the  bases  before  nine  while  allowing  two
            nals  player  in  the  bullpen  green  Phanatic  cleats  in  hitter  Derek  Dietrich  con-  retiring  Dickerson  on  a  runs  and  five  hits  in  seven
            already  raising  his  arms  his  $330  million  debut  and  nected  for  a  three-run  grounder  for  his  first  save  innings.
            to  celebrate,  Cain  pulled  bowed  to  thousands  of  homer in the seventh inning  since 2017.                    Kirby  Yates  pitched  the
            back  the  pinch-hit  drive  fans  in  No.  3  jerseys  who  and  the  new-look  Cincin-  PADRES 2, GIANTS 0        ninth for a save.
            by Martinez in right-center.  gave  him  rousing  standing  nati  Reds  rallied  past  Pitts-  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny  It  was  the  beginning  of
            A  fired-up  Cain  flung  the  ovations  during  Philadel-  burgh.                     Machado went hitless in his  the  end  for  Giants  man-
            ball high into the air as the  phia's win over Atlanta.   Playing their first game un-  first  game  with  San  Diego  ager Bruce Bochy, who an-
            Brewers  poured  onto  the  Harper  had  the  city  elec-  der  manager  David  Bell,  but  Fernando  Tatis  Jr.  sin-  nounced  in  spring  training
            field to celebrate.          tric  in  anticipation  for  his  the  Reds  got  starring  per-  gled twice in his big league  that he will retire at the end
            Yelich  got  right  back  to  first game in Philly since he  formances  from  two  play-  debut  against  San  Fran-  of this season, his 25th as a
            work  after  winning  the  NL  signed  a  $330  million,  13-  ers signed for backup roles  cisco.  Wil  Myers  homered  big league manager.q
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