The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2024 common season is formally underway.
On Wednesday evening in Korea (Wednesday morning in Los Angeles), the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres, 5-2, to formally open the 2024 season.
Tyler Glasnow seemed sharp in his Dodgers debut and labored round site visitors whereas the offense got here alive late. Right here’s all of the highlights from the season opening win:
Mookie Betts bought the primary at-bat of the 2024 common season, and walked on a pitch clock violation. He then stole second base, however was despatched again on account of umpire’s interference.
Shohei Ohtani was up subsequent, and his first at-bat as a Dodger led to a fielder’s alternative. The Dodgers went down quiet within the first.
Glasnow bought off to a fast begin in his debut, retiring Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth so as within the first inning, together with a strikeout of Cronenworth.
Max Muncy led the second inning off with a single for the Dodgers’ first hit of the season, however was stranded on second base.
Within the high of the third inning, the Dodgers bought two-out site visitors due to the primary hit of the season for Ohtani. He smoked a line drive to proper subject at 112.3 mph off the bat.
He then instantly stole second base.
Even his foul balls are must-see television:
The Dodgers ended up loading the bases, however Muncy struck out swinging to finish the inning.
Within the backside of the third, a Tyler Wade leadoff stroll and wild pitch put him in scoring place, and Bogaerts cashed in on an RBI single to deliver house the primary run of the season and provides the Padres a 1-0 lead.
The lead didn’t final lengthy, although, as Teoscar Hernández reached second base on an error, and got here round to attain on a sacrifice fly by Jason Heyward.
That ended up being the tip for Yu Darvish, after 3.2 innings and 72 pitches.
Glasnow bought into hassle within the backside of the fourth inning.
He walked Manny Machado and Ha-Seong Kim to steer off the inning, after which Jurickson Profar dropped a bunt, which Glasnow tried to play however he threw it vast to first base.
With the bases loaded and no outs, Glasnow bought Luis Campusano to floor right into a double play (which scored a run), earlier than hanging out Tyler Wade to finish the fourth and restrict the injury.
The Dodgers once more bought runners on within the fifth inning due to a Mookie Betts leadoff single and a Freddie Freeman hit by pitch.
However they stranded them on the bases, transferring L.A. to 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place.
Glasnow had a 1-2-3 backside of the fifth inning, bringing an finish to his Dodgers debut with this remaining line:
The Dodgers once more went quiet within the sixth, persevering with to strand runners on the bases. Ryan Brasier relieved Glasnow, and had a dominant 1-2-3 inning.
The Dodgers then had one other quiet high of the seventh inning exterior of a second stroll through a pitch clock violation, and moved to 0-for-14 with runners on base.
Daniel Hudson bought the decision within the backside of the seventh, and had a scoreless inning in his return to motion.
Lastly, within the eighth inning, the Dodgers’ offense awoke.
Max Muncy walked, adopted by a Teoscar Hernández single and a James Outman stroll to load the bases with no person out.
Kiké Hernández hit a sacrifice fly to tie the sport, after which Gavin Lux reached on a floor ball that went via the webbing of Cronenworth’s glove:
Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani then hit back-to-back RBI singles, and the Dodgers had a 5-2 lead within the blink of a watch.
Joe Kelly bought the underside of the eighth inning, and put up one other zero for the L.A. bullpen.
The Dodgers loaded the bases within the ninth, however couldn’t deliver them house. Then, it was Evan Phillips’ probability to get the save within the ninth inning.
Phillips retired the Padres so as, and the Dodgers bought the primary win of the 2024 common season.
They play once more on Thursday evening in Korea, which shall be Thursday morning in Los Angeles. First pitch on Thursday is identical time because it was on Wednesday: 3:05 a.m. PT.
Picture Credit score: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters through USA TODAY Sports activities
