Opening Day at Dodger Stadium marks the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers quest for their first World Series title since 1988. Clayton Kershaw takes the mound Monday afternoon against the San Diego Padres in what’s his seventh consecutive Opening Day start.
Kershaw will tie Don Drysdale and Don Sutton for most Opening Day starts in Dodgers franchise history. But only Kershaw and Sutton have done so consecutively. Compared to Drysdale, whose four of seven starts were consecutive (1958-61).
Los Angeles enters 6-0 in season-opening games that Kershaw has started. He’s pitched to a 0.93 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and been credited with a win in four of those contests.