The Los Angeles Dodgers began the defending of their 2013 NL West division title by pummeling the Arizona Diamondbacks in their two-game series in Sydney, Australia, last Saturday. The 3-1 and 7-5 victories were an ideal start to a campaign filled with champagne dreams. However, Dodgers fans should resist the urge to start waiving World Series championship flags with 160 games still left on the schedule.
The Dodgers will look to remain undefeated when they face the San Diego Padres on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball this weekend.
Here are five takeaways from the opening series against Arizona that Dodgers fans would do well to forget by Sunday night.