SAN DIEGO (AP) – Joe Torre’s trust in Hiroki Kuroda paid off with an opening-day win for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kuroda outpitched San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy, leading the defending NL West champions to a 4-1 victory Monday without a hit from Manny Ramirez.
The enigmatic slugger went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run on his first opening day with the Dodgers. Matt Kemp drove a 418-foot homer to straightaway center field off Peavy, and James Loney had three hits, including a two-run single.
The crowd of 45,496 was the largest in Petco Park’s six-year history.
AP-ES-04-06-09 2222EDT
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