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Dodger Blue > Game Central > Recap: Kenta Maeda Hits Home Run, Dodgers Set New Franchise Record
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Recap: Kenta Maeda Hits Home Run, Dodgers Set New Franchise Record

Matthew Moreno
April 6, 2016
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After Gonzalez drew a four-pitch walk in the third inning, Puig ripped a single to left field, putting two on with one out. Casher worked his way out of the small brush with trouble by striking out Crawford swinging and getting Pederson looking.

Maeda set the Padres down in order in the bottom of the third, then hit a solo home run to left field to extend the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0. Maeda became the first foreign-born pitcher to hit a home run in his MLB debut.

Kemp and Myers combined for back-to-back singles with one out in the bottom of the fourth. They were turned away by Gonzalez, who made a pair of fine defensive plays to help Maeda complete another scoreless inning.

The Padres managed to get runners on the corners with one out in the seventh, but were unable to shake free of their bad luck this season. Myers hit a chopper to Gonzalez, who threw home to nab Spangenberg on his attempt to score from third base.

However, the Padres challenged the call, with replay appearing to show Spangenberg sliding under Ellis’ tag; despite that, the out was upheld. Maeda then ended the sixth by striking out Solarte. That gave the Dodgers a new franchise record of 24 scoreless innings to start a season, breaking the previous record of 23 from 1974.

Maeda exited after six scoreless frames with only five hits allowed and four strikeouts. Yimi Garcia entered in the bottom of the seventh and set the Padres down in order. Puig hit a solo home run to left-center field in the eighth, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 6-0.

J.P. Howell set the Padres down in order in the bottom of the eighth inning. Turner’s sacrifice fly in the ninth made it 7-0 in favor of the Dodgers. Joe Blanton kept the scoreless streak intact by retiring Kemp, Myers and Solarte.

The Dodgers joined the 1963 St. Louis CardinalsCardinals as only the teams in MLB history to open a season with three straight shutouts.

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TAGGED:Carl CrawfordChase UtleyJoc PedersonJustin TurnerKenta MaedaLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresYasiel Puig
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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