Shohei Ohtani hit the bases three times in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles beat the St. Louis Cards 7-1 Thursday in the opener at Dodger Stadium.
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in the third inning, while Tyler Glasnow pitched six innings, allowing just two hits for the Dodgers.
A week after the Dodgers opened the season with two games in South Korea, the club showcased its talent with its expensive and star-studded roster, headlined by three former MVPs at the top of the order. hitters.
No addition, however, was more important than Ohtani, who showed no signs of distraction after a tumultuous week in which he flatly denied betting on sports following the firing of his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara .
After receiving a standing ovation from a raucous crowd of 52,667, Ohtani hit a double in his first official at-bat at Chavez Ravine since agreeing to a record ten-year, $700 million contract. . The two-time MVP followed with a walk and a single as the Dodgers’ designated hitter.
Freeman had two hits and drove in three runs, while Betts scored three runs while reaching the bases three times. Teoscar Hernandez hit a double and scored in the sixth inning.
Max Muncy was the author of two RBIs.
Glasnow (1-0) was brilliant in his home debut for his hometown team, striking out five batters and allowing just one run on 81 pitches. Glasnow, who also started the Dodgers’ opener in Seoul last week, is expected to be a mainstay after the Dodgers’ rotation was decimated by injuries and off-field issues last season.
Ryan Yarbrough pitched three innings of relief, gave up a hit to record his first save.
Paul Goldschmidt drove in the only run in the loss with a home run against Glasnow.
Cards starter Miles Mikolas (0-1) spaced seven hits and five runs while his offense generated only three hits in this opener.
Victor Scott II was hitless in three at-bats and stole a base in his major league debut for St. Louis.
A first hit for Julien
Quebecer Édouard Julien had a hit in two appearances after being brought on as a replacement runner in a 4-1 win by the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals.
Pablo Lopez allowed one run in seven innings, Royce Lewis scored once before leaving due to injury to allow the Twins to begin defense of their division crown.
Carlos Correa added three hits and had two RBIs.
The only run allowed by Lopez (1-0) was a home run against Maikel Garcia, the first batter he faced.
Brock Stewart pitched the eighth for Minnesota. Griffin Jax got the save.
Cole Ragans (0-1) set a Royals record with nine strikeouts in just six innings in a season opener. But the 26-year-old left-hander also allowed two runs on five hits and two walks.
Elsewhere in Major League Baseball:
Pittsburgh 6 – Miami 5 (12 rounds)
PIT : Jared Triolo singled for the win in the 12th. Bryan Reynolds, Edward Olivares and Oneil Cruz hit home runs.
MIA : Jake Burger had three hits and three RBIs.
San Francisco 4 – San Diego 6
SF : Luke Jackson (0-1) left the game in the 7th due to injury. Michael Conforto had three hits, including a home run.
SD : Jake Cronenworth hit a two-ponit doule in a four-run 7th inning.
Chicago Cubs 3 – Texas 4 (10 spots)
CHI : Justin Steele held the Rangers to one run in 4 2/3 innings before leaving due to injury.
TEX : Travis Jankowski played his role as a relief hitter with a tying home run in the 9th inning. Jonah Heim drove in the winning run in the 10th for the World Series champions.
Cleveland 8 – Oakland 0
CLE : Shane Bieber blanked the A’s in six innings and recorded 11 strikeouts.
OAK : Alex Wood allowed six runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Boston 6 – Seattle 4
BOS : Tyler O’Neill hit the long ball in a 5th consecutive opening game, which represents a new MLB mark.
SEA : Luis Castillo (0-1) struggled on the mound, and only pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs.
Detroit 1 – White Sox de Chicago 0
THAT: Tarik Skubal allowed three hits in six innings. Skubal and three relievers retired the final 17 batters.
CHI : Garrett Crochet (0-1) gave up one run on five hits in eight innings. He also had eight strikeouts.
Washington 2 – Cincinnati 8
WAS : Eddie Rosario, making his Nationals debut, hit a two-run homer in the 7th off Emilio Pagan.
CIN : Nick Martini hit two home runs and produced five runs.
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