We can say this with confidence: Dodgers-Padres did not disappoint.
It was the most widely anticipated matchup in baseball this season, built up so much over these past six months that there was no way these games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres could possibly live up to the hype.
And then the first matchup far exceeded expectations.
Friday night, the first of 19 regular-season games between two teams separated by 120 miles felt like a postseason game in April, when every pitch matters and every move is closely examined.