EN FOTOS: Así prendió Kike a los Dodgers

San Francisco Giants right fielder Joe McCarthy can’t get to a ball hit for a double by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner during the eighth inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles no extrañaron a su estelar Clayton Kershaw y vencieron 8-1 a los Gigantes de San Francisco, en una noche inolvidable para Kike Hernández.

Kershaw estaba programado para lanzar, pero una lesión se lo impidió de última hora, entonces los reflectores fueron para Hernández.

El puertorriqueño bateó de 5-4 e impulsó cinco carreras, incluyendo un cuadrangular en la octava entrada, para cerrar con broche de oro su actuación.

Adam Kolarek se llevó el triunfo con labor de relevo de 1.2 entradas, ponchando dos rivales. La derrota fue para Tyler Rogers.

Este duelo fue el segundo que abrió el telón en la nueva normalidad de las Grandes Ligas, tras el juego Yanquis-Washington que ganaron los de Nueva York 4-1, y que fue recortado por lluvia a cinco entradas y media.
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, hits a single as San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers, foreground, watches along with catcher Tyler Heineman and home plate umpire Bill Miller during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, right, hits a single as San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers, foreground, watches along with catcher Tyler Heineman and home plate umpire Bill Miller during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A TV cameraman walks among cutout pictures of fans during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, center, scores on a fielder’s choice hit by Justin Turner as San Francisco Giants catcher Tyler Heineman takes a late throw and home plate umpire Bill Miller makes the call during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger, right, gets caught between third and home as San Francisco Giants catcher Tyler Heineman gets ready to tag him out during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, left, scores on a fielder’s choice hit by Justin Turner as San Francisco Giants catcher Tyler Heineman takes a late throw during the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)