Shohei Ohtani reached three times in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 in the Dodger Stadium opener to a season of sky-high expectations. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in the third inning, and Tyler Glasnow pitched six innings of two-hit ball for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman celebrates his two-run home run with Shohei Ohtani during the third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani runs to first base after hitting a double against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates his home run against the St.
Freeman had two hits and drove in three runs, while Betts scored three runs while reaching base three times. Teoscar Hernández doubled and scored in the sixth inning of his own Dodgers home debut, while Max Muncy drove in two runs.Dodgers deferred payroll total rises to $915.5M after adding $50M more in catcher Will Smith’s dealGlasnow was sharp in his home debut for his hometown team, striking out five and allowing just one run over 81 pitches.
The Dodgers’ three MVPs then went a combined 5 for 6 with two walks, a double and two homers against Mikolas, who criticized the Dodgers this month for playing “checkbook baseball” and saying “it would be great to stick it to the Dodgers” in the opening series.
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