Fast starts

The Dodgers have scored a major league-leading 37 first-inning runs in 34 games. They have scored at least one first-inning run in 19 of their games (55.9 percent), and are 15-4 in those games.

Over the past nine games, the Dodgers have outscored their opponents 18-0 in the first inning, scoring at least once in eight of those games.