Dodgers offense too much to contain in opening win over Diamondbacks
Mar 26, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages (44) celebrates with outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) and infielder Max Muncy (13) at home plate after hitting a three run home run against Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen (not pictured) during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers offense proved too much to handle, putting up a pair of four-run innings to overwhelm the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers have won 16 times in their last 19 opening days , including the last five in a row.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen was cruising along nicely enough, allowing just a single and walk through four innings, and no Dodger reached scoring position. But the first five batters of the fifth inning reached against him, ending Gallen’s night. In last year’s home opener, the Dodgers trailed by two runs in the fifth inning when Teoscar Hernández gave them the lead with a three-run home run .
This year, Hernández reached on an infield single and was one of two who got a free ride home thanks to another outfielder — Andy Pages’ three-run shot brought home the Dodgers’ first three runs of the season, and gave them their first lead. Andy Pages gives the @Dodgers the lead with a 3-run shot! pic.
twitter. com/E2litXlFw1 — MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2026 Will Smith reached on a cue shot just behind first base, just out of the reach of Carlos Santana, to extend the fifth and bring home a fourth run charged to Gallen’s ledger. Smith also hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning, another four-run frame that also saw Kyle Tucker’s first hit as a Dodger, a ringing double that brought home Shohei Ohtani.
First time through the batting order, the Dodgers only had a single and a walk. The rest of the way, 14 of 31 batters reached base, including three extra-base hits. On the night, eight of nine Dodgers batters had a hit and scored a run.