Watch: Dodgers offense explodes in first spring training game

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts against the San Diego Padres during a spring training game at Peoria Sports Complex. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Dodgers offense explodes in first inning of first spring training game

By Eric Smithling | Last updated 2/22/24

The Dodgers spent the offseason building a juggernaut, and they quickly bulldozed through the Padres in the first inning on the opening day of spring training.

Dodgers put up 8 runs in the first inning pic.twitter.com/m7eN5Hz6im
— ESPN (@espn) February 22, 2024

Los Angeles scored eight runs in the opening frame as 11 batters came to the plate.

Second baseman Mookie Betts began the inning with a walk and scored on one of two ground-rule doubles.

First baseman Kevin Padlo capped the scoring with a two-run blast in his Dodgers debut.

With 54 career MLB at-bats, Padlo was one of the less heralded additions to L.A.'s roster this offseason. The Dodgers, coming off a 100-62 2023 regular season, signed two-time AL MVP Shohei Ohtani and Japanese pitching ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto and traded for former Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow.

Those moves made the Dodgers (+375) the favorite to win this year's World Series, per ESPN Bet. While it's only the opening day of spring training, they look as scary as advertised.

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