162-0?
Why not?
Shohei Ohtani is rounding the bases with his right fist in the air and Dodger Stadium is shaking with its roar filling the sky and anything is possible.
162-0?
It could never happen. But after Wednesday night, are you willing to say it can’t happen?
The Dodgers were seemingly destroying their season-opening, seven-game win streak with their worst game in several seasons, stumbling to a 5-0 deficit against the Atlanta Braves and apparently ready to pack it in until …
Until Tommy Edman homered in the second inning.
Until Michael Conforto homered in the fourth.
Until Max Muncy clawed back from two errors to blast a game-tying two-run double in the eighth.
Until Ohtani celebrated his bobblehead night with a walk-off home run in the ninth.
Anything is possible? Everything is possible.
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In less than three hours, the Dodgers went from nightmare to history, from tainted to unblemished, from questionable to undeniable, all part of a thrill ride that symbolized the unbelievable start by baseball’s greatest team
162-Oh my Lord.
The Dodgers dramatically showed that the heady beginning of their 2025 season is about more than muscle, there’s also magic. It’s the only explanation for what happened in a 6-5 victory over the Braves that pushed their record to 8-0, the best unbeaten start by a defending champion in baseball history.
They will eventually lose … right? These breaks will surely turn against them one day … yes?
Maybe. Who knows? For now, they look flat-out unbeatable.
“I think each night we’re unbeatable, and we’ll see how that works out,” said manager Dave Roberts afterward with an amazed smile.
