On March 30, 2014 ā Major League BaseballĀ opens its season stateside, one week after playing a two-game series inĀ Sydney, Australia. TheĀ Dodgers, who won both games in Sydney, are again involved, visitingĀ San DiegoĀ where they lose, 3 ā 1, in front of the biggest crowd inĀ Petco ParkĀ history ā 45,567. Dodgers starterĀ Hyun-Jin RyuĀ holds the Padres scoreless for 7 innings, butĀ Seth SmithĀ ties the game with a pinch homer offĀ Brian WilsonĀ to lead off the 8th.Ā Yasmani GrandalĀ scores the winning run later that inning after stealing the first base of his professional career.
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