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It's Time For Dodger Baseball — The Blue Crew Takes On The Rockies In Season Opener Today
Mookie Betts watches his two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning in Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 12, 2021.
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After too many months of wondering the MLB season would happen at all, L.A. fans can unleash a gusty sigh of relief — Dodger baseball is back.
The Blue Crew's season opens today at Coors Field in Denver, where the Dodgers will take on the Colorado Rockies. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.
L.A. looks to launch the new season on a good foot against a Colorado team that had a, well, a rocky 2021 season, finishing 32.5 games back from a playoff spot. The Rockies wrapped up their year in fourth place in the NL West with a 75-86 record.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers hope to replicate their regular-season success from 2021, when they posted the second-best record in the entire league (106-56). Even with one of the best seasons in their history, they managed to nab only the second spot in the NL West — their rival San Francisco Giants topped them by one win.
And when it came to the playoffs, just two wins stood between the Dodgers and a chance to defend their 2020 World Series title, but they ultimately fell to the eventual champs, the Atlanta Braves, by four games to two in the National League Championship Series.
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Today's scheduled starting pitchers are Walker Buehler for the Dodgers and Kyle Freeland for Colorado.
Leading off the batting order for the Dodgers is right fielder Mookie Betts, a five-time all-star, the 2018 American League MVP, and one heck of a bowler.
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