Dodgers hand Padres futility mark with 27 straight shutout innings
SAN DIEGO -- No major league team has ever been as futile in its first three games as the Padres.
They simply couldn't find home plate in their opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first MLB team to be shut out in its first three games of a season.
With Wednesday night's 7-0 loss,
the Padres set the MLB mark with 27 consecutive scoreless innings to
open a season. The old mark was 26 by the 1943 St. Louis Browns,
according to Stats LLC.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers, who hobbled into the series with 10 players on the disabled list, became the first team since the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals
to post three consecutive shutouts to open a season, a feat that was
assisted by standout offense. Wednesday's win gave the Dodgers a 25-0
run-scoring edge in their first series.
(ESPN.com)
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