Today's game is the 49th home opener at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have broken even at 24-24 in the first 48, although they have outscored their opponents 210-184. They have played the Diamondbacks in three previous home openers, including the only two extra-inning Dodger Stadium openers:
| Home Openers Against Arizona | |
| April 7, 1998 | Dodgers 9, Arizona 1 |
| April 5, 1999 | Dodgers 8, Arizona 6 (11) |
|
April 7, 2003 |
Arizona 6, Dodgers 4 (12) |
The Dodgers have played four previous home openers on April 13, and have lost three of four:
| Home Openers on April 13 |
|
| 1976 | Padres 8, Dodgers 5 |
| 1989 |
Astros 4, Dodgers 3 |
| 1993 | Cardinals 9, Dodgers 7 |
|
2009 |
Dodgers 11, Giants 1 |
In a home opener, here is the last Dodger to...
- Hit for the cycle: Orlando Hudson, 2009 (in his first home game as a Dodger)
- Hit two home runs: Andre Ethier, 2009
- Drive in five or more runs: Raul Mondesi (6 RBI), 1999
- Score three runs: Hudson, 2009
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Have four hits: Hudson, 2009 - Pitch a shutout: Hideo Nomo, 1996
- Strike out 10 or more: Chad Billingsley (11 K), 2009
- Steal home: Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, 1993
- Steal two bases: Eric Young, 1999
- Walk thrice: Pedro Guerrero, 1984
- Hit two doubles: Juan Encarnacion, 2004
- Record a save: Jeff Shaw, 2001
- Record a blown save: Jerry Reuss, 1980
- Have two sacrifice hits: Brad Penny, 2008
- Ground into two double plays: Gary Sheffield, 1999
Here are some team records in home openers at Dodger Stadium:
| Most Runs Scored | Most Runs Allowed | Biggest Win | Biggest Loss | |||||||||||
| 1969 | vs SD | 14 | 1984 | vs StL | 11 | 1969 | vs SD | 14-0 | 1987 | vs SF | 1-8 | |||
| 1972 | vs SD | 12 | 2006 | vsAtl | 11 | 1972 | vs SD | 12-2 | 1992 | vs SF | 1-8 | |||
| 2009 | vs SF | 11 | 2002 | vs SF | 9 | 2009 | vs SF | 11-1 | 2002 | vs SF | 2-9 | |||
Here is how the current team has fared in past Dodger home openers:
| Current Team in Dodger Home Openers | |||||||
| Player | Gms | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | Other |
| Furcal | 3 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2B |
| Martin | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ethier | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 HR |
| Kemp | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Loney | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | SB |
| Blake | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DeWitt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Manny | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 63 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 11 | .333/.432/.444 | |
First pitch today is scheduled at 1:10.
TV: Prime Ticket
Baseball Reference Preview | Box Score | Gameday
Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez photo courtesy of Retrojunk.com
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