Snell wins Dodgers debut, Hernández and Ohtani go deep in 5-4 home-opening victory over Tigers

LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell received his Dodgers debut, Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer and Los Angeles defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in its house opener Thursday.

Shohei Ohtani launched his second house run of the season and scored twice for the Dodgers. Tommy Edman additionally went deep.

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Snell (1-0), a two-time Cy Younger Award winner who signed a $182 million, five-year contract with Los Angeles as a free agent within the offseason, allowed two runs and 5 hits over 5 innings. The left-hander struck out two and walked 4.

Hernández related off Tarik Skubal (0-1) on his first pitch with two outs within the fifth, placing the Dodgers again in entrance 4-2. Ohtani reached on a fielder’s alternative and Mookie Betts walked to arrange Hernández.

Ohtani’s solo homer within the seventh prolonged the result in 5-3.

The Dodgers improved to 3-0, having opened the season with two wins over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo this month.

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The defending World Collection champions and a sellout crowd of 53,595 noticed the Commissioner’s Trophy arrive on the sector in a blue convertible pushed by rapper Ice Dice earlier than the sport.

Snell’s wild pitch led to Spencer Torkelson scoring the Tigers’ first run within the fourth.

Snell gave up back-to-back singles to Gleyber Torres and Riley Greene earlier than strolling Torkelson to load the bases within the fifth. Detroit took a 2-1 lead on Manuel Margot’s sacrifice fly.

Torkelson homered to chop the Tigers’ deficit to 4-3 within the seventh. They once more bought inside a run within the eighth on Kerry Carpenter’s sacrifice fly off Tanner Scott.

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Blake Treinen entered to pitch the ninth with the Dodgers main 5-4. He put two runners on, then retired Trey Sweeney and Colt Keith for the save.

Skubal, final 12 months’s AL Cy Younger Award winner, gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings. The left-hander struck out two and walked one.

RHP Jack Flaherty, who left the Dodgers within the offseason to return to Detroit, makes his 2025 debut. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0, 1.80 ERA) goes for Los Angeles.