Turner's homer spoils Greene's homecoming as Dodgers win fifth-straight
Trea Turner's sixth inning, two-run homer gave the Dodgers the lead for good in their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Watch CBS News
Trea Turner's sixth inning, two-run homer gave the Dodgers the lead for good in their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Trea Turner, who finished the game 3-for-4, extended his regular season hit streak to 26 games - extending back to 2021, as the Dodgers won their fourth-straight game. Pregame ceremonies saw the team honor the 75th anniversary of when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947.
With the game tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers tacked on six runs, thanks in part to a huge three-run blast from Will Smith.
The stadium's parking lot and gates open at 4:10 p.m., and pregame ceremonies are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Dodger Stadium Express from Union Station will start running at 5:40 p.m.
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer's administrative leave was extended yet again, this time by six additional days through April 22, by Major League Baseball and the players' association.
Despite potentially adding another accolade to an already Hall of Fame career, Kershaw indicated postgame that he was fine with Roberts' decision. The Twins got their first hit just two hitters after Kershaw was pulled.
Left-hander Andrew Heaney made his Dodgers debut. After struggling with the Angels and Yankees in 2021 — he was 8-9 with a combined 5.83 ERA in 30 appearances — he signed with Los Angeles during the offseason.
The 94-year-old Scully retired after the 2016 season, ending a 67-year broadcasting career that stretched back to when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn before moving to Los Angeles in the late 1950s. It was easily the longest tenure of any announcer with one team.
Fans heading to Dodger Stadium but hoping to avoid parking headaches can again travel to the venue aboard an express bus from downtown's Union Station or the South Bay's Harbor Gateway Transit Center this season, beginning with Thursday's Dodger home opener.
A rocky first inning from Julio Urias, paired with some sloppy fielding, saw the Dodgers fall behind 5-0 early, leading to a season-opening series loss to the Rockies on Sunday.
Connor Joe crushed a 444-foot homer off of Blake Treinen to give Colorado the lead and send the Dodgers packing Saturday evening
Seven of the nine men the Dodgers sent to the plate had at least one hit Friday, as the Dodgers took advantage of a shaky fourth inning from Rockies starter Kyle Freeland.
Baseball is back! With the Los Angeles Angels starting their 2022 regular season Thursday evening in Anaheim and the LA Dodgers beginning their season Friday in Colorado.
Betances joins his third big league organization after spending the majority of his career on the East Coast, pitching for both the New York Yankees and New York Mets.
All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Jackie Robinson's No. 42 in Dodger blue for the first time on April 15, the 75th anniversary of his breaking the major league color barrier.
