When the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres, 7-3, on May 3, 2009, they set a franchise record for the best home winning streak to begin a season at 10 games. It broke the franchise record that was held by the 1946 Brooklyn team that won nine games in a row at Ebbets Field.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Dodgers’ streak in 2009 was the longest by any National League team since 1983, when Joe Torre’s Atlanta Braves won their first 10 games at Fulton County Stadium to tie the modern record shared by the 1918 New York Giants and 1970 Chicago Cubs.