Bill Plaschke: Dodgers' opener fizzles like a certain Game 7
LOS ANGELES_Matt Kemp began the ninth inning with a single, an afternoon of welcoming cheers still ringing in his ears.
The Dodgers trailed the San Francisco Giants by a single run, but that was about to change.
This was opening day, and the Dodgers never lose on opening day. Kirk Gibson had thrown out the first pitch, and for them to blow this moment would be improbably impossible.
Three Dodgers were going to have a crack at winning Thursday's game against backup Giants closer Hunter Strickland, and thousands of fans were banging Dodger Stadium seats and stomping their feet and begging
