After falling to the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers returned for Spring Training with one goal for the 2018 season: get back to the Fall Classic and win it.
The spring has since come and gone, and the Dodgers are set to open the 2018 season on Thursday against the division rival San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw takes the ball for an eighth straight Opening Day start.
That sets a franchise record, as he moves past Don Drysdale and Don Sutton for most Opening Day starts in Dodgers history.