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Dodger Blue > Game Central > Hyun-Jin Ryu Shines, Dodgers Set MLB Record With 8 Home Runs On Opening Day
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Hyun-Jin Ryu Shines, Dodgers Set MLB Record With 8 Home Runs On Opening Day

Matthew Moreno
March 28, 2019
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Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson
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Clayton Kershaw wasn’t on the mound for an Opening Day start for the first time since 2010, but the Los Angeles Dodgers hardly missed a beat as they routed Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks, 12-5.

Hyun-Jin Ryu proved to be a more-than-worthy replacement, as he recorded eight strikeouts and held the Diamondbacks to just one run over six efficient innings. Ryu at one point retired 13 batters in a row and had only one ball hit out of the infield (fly out to shallow right field).

His bid for a shutout ended when Adam Jones clubbed a solo home run with one out in the sixth. Eduardo Escobar followed with a double but Ryu settled back in to retire the next two batters faced to end the inning.

The Dodgers provided Ryu with run support from the early going, as Joc Pederson began what was a monster day as the leadoff hitter with a double in the first inning. Pederson hit a two-run homer in the second inning and in the sixth clubbed his second home run of the day.

That was part of the Dodgers setting an MLB record with eight home runs on Opening Day. That previously belonged to the Chicago White Sox (2018) and New York Mets (1988) who both hit six home runs in an Opening Day game.

Additionally, the eight homers also tied a Dodgers franchise record for most in any game. It was previously set in 2002 when Shawn Green singlehandedly hit four in a historic performance.

Zack Greinke was chased with two outs in the fourth inning, having allowed seven runs on seven hits, including four home runs.

Kiké Hernandez and Austin Barnes went back-to-back in the fourth, and Corey Seager added a third home run in the inning. Max Muncy homered in the seventh, and Bellinger and Hernandez then went back-to-back in that inning.

Pederson and Hernandez joined Roy Campanella, Raul Mondesi and Yasmani Grandal as Dodgers with a multi-home run game on Opening Day.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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