The Los Angeles Dodgers had a homerun derby yesterday against the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching yesterday in their home opener. The Dodgers set a Major League record with eight homeruns on opening day and won going away 12-5. Joc Pederson and Kike Hernandez hit two homeruns a piece to lead the way and Corey Seager hit a homerun in his first game action since last April 29. Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger, and Austin Barnes also homered.
Joc Pederson put on the most impressive display as he showed power to all fields. A double to left, a homerun to centerfield, and a monster shot to right showcased his different approach at the plate. The results were impressive.
Hyun Jin-Ryu put on an impressive pitching display giving up only one run in six innings. He located his fastball well and mixed in a slider and a curveball to keep the Diamondbacks hitters off balance. Ryu got bumped to the from of the rotation because of the injuries to Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler.
The least impressive aspect of the Dodgers win over the Diamondbacks was their middle relievers, Yimi Garcia and Brock Stewart. They gave up a combined four runs in three innings of work. They were the last two pitchers to make the pitching staff and it is good to have a ten run lead in the late innings of a game.
