Bill Plaschke: Championship-favorite Dodgers check all the boxes in season-opening win
by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Apr 08, 2022
4 minutes
DENVER — Gavin Lux flew. Walker Buehler spun. Freddie Freeman battled. The bullpen blasted.
Altitude met attitude Friday as the swaggering Dodgers began the 2022 season with a wry Rocky Mountain smile.
They’re going to be good. They’re going to be real good.
On a sunny afternoon at Coors Field, the Dodgers flexed every inch of their massive and versatile muscle to eventually smother the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in an opening-day victory with an ending that spoke of a belief.
With two outs and the Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon standing on second base, new Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel struck out Kris Bryant on a flailing swing
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