We think the Los Angeles Dodgers were ready for Opening Day.
On Thursday, the reigning National League champions squared off against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Boy did things go well for the Dodgers. Los Angeles homered eight times en route to a 12-5 victory. That isn't a typo -- the Dodgers really homered eight times as a team.
Predictably, the Dodgers' homer frenzy had record-book implications. The eight homers tied the most by the Dodgers in a single game; set a new club record for most homers on Opening Day; and set a new MLB record for most players with a dinger on Opening Day:
With their 8th HR, the Dodgers have tied their franchise record for a game.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 28, 2019
The Dodgers also have the most players with a home run on opening day in the Live Ball era (since 1920). pic.twitter.com/qWBS8NdyC4
To recap: Enrique Hernandez and Joc Pederson both homered twice. Corey Seager, Austin Barnes, Corey Seager, Max Muncy, and Cody Bellinger each homered once. Justin Turner and A.J. Pollock, then, were the only Dodgers hitters to come to the dish multiple times without jumping the yard. That'll do -- for the Dodgers, anyway. For Arizona pitchers Zack Greinke and Matt Koch, that meant being victimized four times apiece.
The Diamondbacks and Dodgers will play again on Friday night. The D-Backs just hope Dodgers' batting practice ends before the game starts.
