The Padres became the first team in Major League Baseball history to open a season shutout three consecutive games.
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The Pads were shut out at Petco Park for 27 straight innings to start the 2016 Major League Baseball season. On Wednesday, they set the league record with 27 scoreless innings to start a season. With Garcia at third and pinch-runner Drew Stubbs on second with two outs, Papelbon struck out A.J. Pierzynski for his second save.
Yasiel Puig also homered for the Dodgers, his first.
Reds outfielder Scott Schebler hit a sharp liner to left-center field with the bases loaded in the ninth, plating Eugenio Suarez and Tyler Holt and giving the Reds a 3-2 walkoff win over the Phillies. The Dodger’s outfielder looks more focused this season and a break out year could be on the cards for Puig who has all the tools to be an MVP candidate.
The Dodgers played the opening series with three expected regulars all out of action.
After a spring showing that was undeserving of an Opening Day roster spot, San Diego elected to add him to their roster in order to keep his rights. “When you’ve got No. 1s going against each other, you don’t expect to get that many hits and score that many runs”. The home run could actually play a key role. He left Houston to sign with the Brewers after hitting 90 homers during three years with the Astros.
Give Jabari Blash an extended look – The rookie made his first career start on Wednesday night, and although he’s gone 0-for-4 so far, Blash has shown that there’s some promise in his offensive approach. That would help explain the 18 runs to date.
Ranking first in hits, Los Angeles has earned 17.00 per game this season.
Dodgers (3-0) at Giants (2-1), 4:35 p.m. ET: Dodgers killer Jake Peavy will toe the rubber for the Giants in their home opener. He even hit a homer, meaning the Japanese import outperformed three days’ worth of the San Diego offense all by himself.
“The reality is this: we had ample opportunities to score runs and I’m not going to cry about a call that is made in New York”, Green said. Madsen’s last four saves have come against the White Sox. Oakland had rallied from two down an inning earlier to tie the game. Kazmir allowed just one hit in six innings while striking out five.
They’ve also seen just 43 pitches in those plate appearances (an average of 3.5 pitches).
Evan Longoria and Desmond Jennings singled off Gavin Floyd (0-1) in the eighth, and Arnold Leon relieved with one out. Two easy groundouts, however, allowed him to escape unscathed.
The Japanese right-hander was scoreless through three innings when he came to bat in the top of the fourth with nobody on base.
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Maeda, a two-time victor of the Sawamura Award that goes to Japan’s most impressive starting pitcher, had good command of his fastball, slider and changeup, while mixing in an occasional curve and keeping the struggling Padres hitters off balance.
