Kenta Maeda’s major league debut featured six shutout innings and a historic home run. (Associated Press photo)
SAN DIEGO >> Kenta Maeda and the 2016 Dodgers are making this look easier than it is. Maeda hit a solo home run (video), and so did Yasiel Puig (video), in a 7-0 win over the Padres that gave birth to some rather impressive firsts. The box score is here.
Maeda was anything but boastful in his postgame comments.
Whether or not you believe Chase Utley‘s slide into home plate Monday was dirty, this much is true: It’s a play third base coach Chris Woodward hopes more of his runners will emulate.
Now, among those milestones:
Maeda had two home runs in 509 career plate appearances in Japan. https://t.co/Udxz7evHDF
— Ace of MLB Stats (@theaceofspaeder) April 7, 2016
.@Dodgers become 2nd team to begin season with 3 shutouts, joining the 1963 Cardinals.https://t.co/Wr0ECXds1R pic.twitter.com/dU4xOXszVs
— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) April 7, 2016
The #Padres become the first team in baseball history to fail to score a run in their first 27 innings of the season
— Adnan Virk, ESPN (@adnanESPN) April 7, 2016
Dodgers have scored 25 unanswered runs to start season.
That's an MLB record. Previous mark: 23, 1974 Dodgers (via @eliassports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 7, 2016
Dodgers: join 1963 Cardinals as only teams to start a season with 3 straight shutouts (via @EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 7, 2016
