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Andy Pages hit a three-run house run and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six robust innings because the Los Angeles Dodgers adopted consecutive World Series titles with an 8-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.In the season opener for each groups, Will Smith hit a house run with three RBIs because the Dodgers rallied to cap a day of celebration that included the 2024 and 2025 World Series trophies on the sector earlier than the sport.Kyle Tucker and Mookie Betts additionally drove in runs. Yamamoto gave up two runs on 5 hits over six innings with no walks and 6 strikeouts in his encore after incomes the World Series MVP final fall by successful Games 2, 6 and seven towards the Toronto Blue Jays.The Dodgers opened of their house ballpark after they began the 2025 schedule in Japan towards the Chicago Cubs and the 2024 season in South Korea towards the San Diego Padres.Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run house run amongst his two hits for the Diamondbacks, who’re 1-4 in Opening Day video games at Los Angeles. Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in four-plus innings with two walks and two strikeouts.Arizona struck first when Corbin Carroll singled to guide off the fourth inning and Perdomo hit a house run to proper discipline towards Yamamoto for a 2-0 lead.The Dodgers unleashed their offense within the fifth by getting their first 5 hitters of the inning on base to chase Gallen. Pages hit a three-run house run to left-center for a 3-2 lead and Will Smith had an RBI single towards first base for a 4-2 benefit after Gallen departed.Tucker, who signed a four-year, $240 million free-agent contract with Los Angeles within the offseason, had an RBI double within the seventh and scored on a Betts single for a 6-2 lead. One out later, Smith belted a two-run house run to left-center.
Right-handers Blake Treinen and Will Klein every pitched scoreless innings for the Dodgers and left-hander Tanner Scott added a scoreless ninth. Dodgers pitchers retired 18 of the final 19 Diamondbacks hitters following Perdomo’s house run.–Field Level Media