By the time Manny Machado made the first out of his Dodgers career, his new team was three outs from victory, with an All-Star closer waiting to deliver.
It would be a cliché to say Machado’s Dodgers debut went according to script, and besides any good script would have had him hitting a home run. He did not do that, but he did reach base in four of five plate appearances.
He neither scored nor drove in a run. He was booed every time up, since the home team tried to trade for him and the home fans were unhappy to see him traded to the visiting team.