Tucker's go-ahead hit lifts Dodgers over Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker (23) hits an RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium. LOS ANGELES — The rings came first. The reminder came later.
On a night that began with gold — a World Series ring ceremony glistening under the lights at Dodger Stadium — the Dodgers ended it with grit, execution, and a preview of what their new pieces might mean in October. A 5–4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday wasn’t clean. It wasn’t dominant.
But two games into the season, it was exactly the kind of game good teams stack up anyway. And this version of the Dodgers, now 2–0 to open the year, looks like it might have a few more ways to do that than last year’s group. The headline moment belonged to Kyle Tucker.
With the game tied in the eighth, the infield drawn in and tension fully settled over Chavez Ravine, Tucker lined a single to right field to score the go-ahead run. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t towering.
But it was decisive — the kind of swing the Dodgers envisioned when they brought him in. WELCOME TO THE #DODGERS KYLE!!! GO-AHEAD RBI SINGLE 👑 pic.