#513---SF @ LA, 3/29/2018

 

Ty Blach v. Clayton Kershaw was not an auspicious Opening Day matchup for the Giants, but Joe Panik’s fifth-inning homer accounted for the only run as they won 1-0. It’s not that Kershaw pitched poorly, although it wasn’t vintage Kershaw as he worked around trouble (6 IP, 8 H, 2 W, 7 K, and also 2-2 at the plate). Blach gave the Giants five, and each team used relievers for one inning each to cover the rest of the game. The Dodger relievers each turned in perfect innings, while each Giant allowed at least one runner to reach, although the Dodgers only got a man to scoring position in the sixth and seventh and not until there were two out in each frame.