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With Mookie Betts’ return near, Dodgers set off early fireworks to beat Padres again

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t Yu Darvish’s worst outing atop the Dodger Stadium mound. But as the right-hander got rocked Saturday afternoon by his former team, it sure looked similar to a certain November night five years before. In the first inning of their 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers tattooed three home runs against Darvish. Freddie Freeman launched a missile to right. Will ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Mookie Betts shows off his World Series ring during a ceremony at the Dodgers' home opener, against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, April 9, 2021. Betts will be returning to the Dodgers lineup Sunday, July 3, 2022, after a stint on the DL. The Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t Yu Darvish’s worst outing atop the Dodger Stadium mound.

But as the right-hander got rocked Saturday afternoon by his former team, it sure looked similar to a certain November night five years before.

In the first inning of their 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers tattooed three home runs against Darvish.

Freddie Freeman launched a missile to right. Will Smith lifted a moonshot to center. Justin Turner stung a line drive

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