Pederson, Grandal power Dodgers in rout of Padres
LOS ANGELES -- Joc Pederson hit a grand slam and drove in five RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the San Diego Padres 14-3 in the season opener for both clubs on Monday in front of 53,701 at Dodger Stadium.
Yasmani Grandal homered twice and Corey Seager also went deep for the Dodgers (1-0). Grandal and Seager drove in three runs apiece.
The four opening-day home runs are a Dodgers franchise record.
Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and two hits with eight strikeouts and no walks in seven innings. Kershaw is 5-0 in seven consecutive opening-day starts.
The Padres (0-1) scored a run in the first inning on an RBI single by Yangervis Solarte, but a scoring binge by the Dodgers quickly turned the game into a rout. Ryan Schimpf hit a solo home run off Kershaw in the seventh and Manuel Margot added an RBI double in the eighth for the other San Diego runs.
Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) was tagged for nine runs and eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Chacin also hit a batter.
Pederson's sacrifice fly in the second inning scored Gonzalez to tie the score at 1.
In the third, Pederson lined a 3-1 pitch from Chacin into the seats in right for his second career grand slam and a 5-1 lead. Grandal followed with a solo shot to right to make it 6-1.
Justin Turner's run-scoring single scored Kershaw, who reached on a base hit, to put the Dodgers up 7-1 in the fourth.
Christian Bethancourt relieved Chacin and threw two wild pitches in the inning, scoring Andrew Toles and Turner for an eight-run advantage.
Seager hit a three-run shot in the fifth for a 12-1 lead. Grandal delivered a two-run homer in the eighth.
NOTES: Joc Pederson's grand slam was the first by a Dodger since Eric Karros hit one on April 3, 2000, in Montreal. Pederson's five RBIs were the most in a Dodgers' opener since Raul Mondesi drove in six on April 5, 1999 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. ... The Padres have played the Dodgers in four consecutive opening-day games, but haven't won since a 3-1 win in 2014. ... Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, 89, and former Dodgers OF/1B Wally Moon, who celebrated his 87th birthday, threw out the ceremonial first pitches. ... Padres LHP Clayton Richard (3-4, 3.33 ERA last season) will face Dodgers RHP Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48 ERA) on Tuesday.