SAN DIEGO >> Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made a friendly wager in spring training with Kenta Maeda. If Maeda could hit a home run against him in batting practice, he’d buy the pitcher dinner.
Roberts lost the bet. The next day, he said that Maeda’s home run wasn’t a cheap one. The dinner tab probably wasn’t cheap, either.
There isn’t a steak waiting at the end of every home run, but Maeda seemed to enjoy the 358-foot rainbow he crushed against Andrew Cashner in the Dodgers’ 6-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. He smiled as he circled the bases quickly.