Tucker's 2-run double leads Dodgers to 8-2 Opening Day win
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- Kyle Tucker lined a two-run double into right-center in the seventh inning — his fourth at-bat after three hard-hit outs — helping the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 8-2 on Opening Day, though he admitted he flubbed the team's signature dance celebration.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited Arizona to a single two-run homer by Geraldo Perdomo over six innings, leaning on a six-pitch mix to keep hitters off balance.
- The Dodgers' offense exploded for four runs in both the fifth and seventh innings, totaling 10 hits — seven with two strikes — and 10 batted balls over 100 mph, three off Shohei Ohtani's bat.
- The Dodgers' offseason added closer Edwin Díaz and signed Tucker to a four-year, $240 million deal in January, as the reigning back-to-back champions chase a three-peat that only the Yankees and then-Oakland Athletics have ever managed.
- Manager Dave Roberts placed bottles of 90-proof Traveller Whiskey in every player's locker to mark Opening Day, while Ohtani gifted teammates and coaches Seiko watches with a note reading "Happy Opening Day!!! Three-Peat!!!"
- Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes said he saw "almost another level of focus" in spring training, and Mookie Betts called last year's title "almost old news" as the team already turned its attention to Game 2.
Why it matters: The Dodgers splurged $240 million on Tucker and added Edwin Díaz this offseason to chase a three-peat only the Yankees and A's have ever pulled off. Yamamoto's six innings and a 10-hit attack showed the depth is real, not just on paper, while GM Brandon Gomes said he detected "another level of focus" in spring training aimed at preventing complacency.
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