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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