SAN DIEGO (AP) Clayton Kershaw was brilliant on opening day, holding San Diego to one hit in seven innings and striking out nine to lead rookie manager Dave Roberts and theLos Angeles Dodgers to a record-setting 15-0 victory against the Padres on Monday.
It was the most lopsided opening day shutout in major league history. The previous mark was a 14-0 win by the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, according to STATS.
Kershaw (1-0) allowed Jon Jay's single with two outs in the third and then retired his last 13 batters. The lefty improved to 4-0 in six opening day starts.
Adrian Gonzalez had three of Los Angeles' 17 hits and three RBIs, and A.J. Ellis also drove in three runs. Chase Utley had three hits and two RBIs.
Roberts, who played for both the Dodgers and Padres, and San Diego first-year manager Andy Green exchanged lineup cards before the game. It was the first opening day meeting of two rookie skippers since Fredi Gonzalez of Florida and Manny Acta of Washington in 2007.
It was the worst opening day loss in the Padres' 48-year history. San Diego had only four hits.
Five straight Dodgers reached against Tyson Ross (0-1) in the five-run sixth.
ROCKIES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 5
PHOENIX (AP) - Trevor Story became the first player to hit two home runs in his major league debut on opening day, and Colorado spoiled Zack Greinke's initial start for Arizona.
Greinke (0-1), who signed a $206.5 million, six-year contract with the Diamondbacks, had his worst outing in nearly four years, giving up seven runs - six in one inning. He allowed three homers in a game for the first time since Aug. 19, 2009.
At 4 hours, 11 minutes, it was the longest nine-inning game in Diamondbacks history.
Story also became the first National League player to hit multiple home runs in his first game. Four have done it in the American League.
His first homer drove in three in the Rockies' six-run third. Carlos Gonzalez also homered off Greinke, and Nolan Arenado hit a three-run shot in the eighth.
Justin Miller (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings of relief to get the victory.
CUBS 9, ANGELS 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jake Arrieta yielded two hits over seven dominant innings, Miguel Montero homered and drove in three runs, and Chicago opened a season of high expectations with an easy victory over Los Angeles.
Anthony Rizzo and Jorge Soler drove in early runs and Villanova product Matt Szczur added a three-run double in the ninth for the Cubs.
Garrett Richards (0-1) gave up three runs over five innings in his first opening day start for Los Angeles.
The Angels managed just three hits while getting shut out on opening day for the first time since 2002 - the year of their only World Series championship. They had never lost an opener by more than seven runs.
Arrieta (1-0) returned from his 22-victory Cy Young Award season with another gem. In his first opening day start since 2012, the right-hander never allowed the overmatched Angels to reach second base.
NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 3, 10 INNINGS
ATLANTA (AP) - Daniel Murphy was a huge hit in his Washington debut with a home run and a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and the Nationals rallied past Atlanta in their season opener.
NL MVP Bryce Harper homered in his first plate appearance of the season, and the Nationals made a winner of Dusty Baker in his first game as their manager.
Washington tied it in the ninth on Michael Taylor's sacrifice fly to shallow center field. Atlanta nearly escaped with a game-ending double play, but Jayson Werth scored when catcher A.J. Pierzynski dropped Ender Inciarte's accurate throw that beat Werth to the plate.
Murphy's one-out double off Eric O'Flaherty (0-1) drove in Ryan Zimmerman from second base. Zimmerman reached on a two-base throwing error by second baseman Gordon Beckham.
Blake Treinen (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth and Jonathan Papelbon got three straight outs for the save.
Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia homered against Nationals ace Max Scherzer, who gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings.
GIANTS 12, BREWERS 3
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Denard Span homered and drove in five runs in his San Francisco debut, and the Giants beat Milwaukee in their opener despite a sluggish start from under-the-weather ace Madison Bumgarner.
Span hit a three-run shot in the eighth inning and Joe Panik and Buster Posey followed with home runs off Ariel Pena.
It marked the first time the Giants had connected for three straight homers on opening day. It was the first time any team had done it in an opener since the Padres in 1997, the Giants said in citing the Elias Sports Bureau.
Matt Duffy helped out with a home run and four RBIs. Brandon Belt doubled twice and singled for San Francisco.
The Giants scored quickly against Wily Peralta (0-1) and bailed out the ailing Bumgarner (1-0), who left after the fifth with a four-run lead. The 2014 World Series MVP allowed five hits, five walks and three runs.
RANGERS 3, MARINERS 2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Cole Hamels handed Seattle ace Felix Hernandez his first opening day loss, and Texas managed to win with just one hit.
Prince Fielder blooped an RBI single off Hernandez during a three-run fifth inning that included three walks and two errors.
Seattle had a chance to join the Boston Beaneaters (1887-96) as the only major league clubs to win 10 straight openers. Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager homered early for the Mariners, but the midgame mistakes cost them the lead in the debut of manager Scott Servais.
Hernandez (0-1) fell to 6-1 in nine opening day starts.
Hamels (1-0) struck out eight in seven innings of four-hit ball. Shawn Tolleson worked a perfect ninth for the save.
ORIOLES 3, TWINS 2
BALTIMORE (AP) - Matt Wieters singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and Baltimore withstood two long rain delays in a season-opening victory over Minnesota.
A game that was scheduled to start at 3:05 p.m. finally ended at 8:44, even though the playing time was only 2 hours, 48 minutes.
With the score tied at 2, Chris Davis drew a two-out walk from Kevin Jepsen (0-1). After newcomer Mark Trumbo followed with his fourth single, Wieters lined a single up the middle.
Zach Britton (1-0), the sixth Orioles pitcher, worked a perfect ninth. Baltimore has won 13 of its last 16 openers, including six straight.
Minnesota hasn't won on opening day since 2008.
REDS 6, PHILLIES 2
CINCINNATI (AP) - Zack Cozart had three hits and drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and Joey Votto followed with a bases-loaded single that sent Cincinnati over Philadelphia in an opener matching the majors' two worst teams from last season.
The Reds scored five times in the eighth against Philadelphia's work-in-progress bullpen. Jay Bruce completed the rally with a two-run single in front of 43,683 fans, the largest regular-season crowd in Great American Ball Park history.
Votto struck out in his first three at-bats but singled off left-hander James Russell for a 4-2 lead.
Ross Ohlendorf (1-0) got the win by striking out the only batter he faced. David Hernandez (0-1) took the loss.
Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer for thePhillies, and Jeremy Hellickson allowed three hits - all by Cozart - in six innings.
BLUE JAYS 5, RAYS 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Josh Donaldson, Michael Saunders and Josh Thole homered to help R.A. Dickey and Torontobeat Tampa Bay.
All three home runs were hit off Drew Smyly (0-1), with Donaldson connecting for a solo shot in the fifth inning, Saunders delivering a two-run homer in the fourth and Thole going deep on a third-inning drive that umpires initially ruled was a double after a fan interfered by catching the ball before it reached the stands.
The call was reversed after a replay review, erasing a 1-0 Tampa Bay lead.
Dickey (1-0) gave up three runs in five-plus innings. Roberto Osuna worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
WHITE SOX 4, ATHLETICS 3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Chris Sale struck out eight in a solid season debut to build off his franchise record last year, pitching Chicago past Oakland.
Adam Eaton hit an RBI triple and Jimmy Rollins drove in a run during a four-run third inning in his first game with the White Soxplaying back home in the East Bay.
What had been planned as a marquee matchup between two American League aces never happened. Oakland right-hander Sonny Gray was scratched because of food poisoning that sent him to the emergency room.
Sale (1-0) went seven innings, giving up three runs and seven hits. The left-hander set a team mark with 274 strikeouts last season.
David Robertson got three outs for the save.
Jed Lowrie hit a two-run single for the A's, but Rich Hill (0-1) had a forgettable Oakland debut in his first career opening day start.
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