Following up an brilliant performance by Clayton Kershaw is no easy task, but Scott Kazmir made it look easy. After having had a trying spring, he went out for the first time as a Dodger in San Diego and blanked the Padres. Kazmir threw six scoreless innings; allowing just one hit and recorded a string of 17 straight outs to end his evening. Via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com:
"I just wanted to have a good start to the season, get outs early and get us to the dugout as quick as possible," he said. "Location was the key, being able to get ahead.