Dodgers Begin 2026 Season on Right Foot
Offensive onslaught, solid outing from Yoshinobu Yamamoto help Los Angeles Dodgers beat Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Los Angeles Dodgers open up their 2026 season on a high note. The defending back-to-back champions welcomed their National League West Division rivals, the Arizona Diamondbacks , to open up their season. They made quick work of Arizona, defeating the snakes 8-2 behind a Dodgers' offensive outpour.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the 2025 World Series MVP, was tasked with taking the rubber in the season opener. He went his intended distance of six innings, allowing two earned runs, while striking out six and giving up two walks. It would be the Diamondbacks that would etch their offense on the scoreboard first.
Corbin Carroll led off the top of the fourth inning with a leadoff single that set the table for Geraldo Perdomo to launch a 398-foot, two-run home run. After five innings, the Dodgers were finally able to figure out Arizona starter Zac Gallen. Six strikeouts from Yoshinobu!
#OpeningDayLA pic. twitter. com/rAdkfyOpbt — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026 Before the start of the fifth, Gallen had retired the first 12 of 13 Dodgers hitters.