Seager and Turner are hot, Jansen’s not in Week 2 of the Dodgers season

The Dodgers won five games in a row after losing to the Colorado Rockies on Opening Day. The Dodgers were on their way to winning six in a row and sweeping the Oakland A’s when this happened.

With the Dodgers leading 3-2 in the ninth inning, Kenley Jansen gave up the tying run on a sacrifice fly after letting the first two batters reach base on a single and a walk. The game went into extra innings and the A’s won on an RBI single by Mitch Moreland off JImmy Nelson in the 10th inning.

It was the first blown save of the season for Jansen.

It wasted a strong start by Trevor Bauer, who pitched into the seventh inning and struck out 10.

It showed once again that the Achilles heel of this Dodgers team is the closer.

Corey Seager started the season 8-for-12 for a .667 batting average after four games. After hitting a three-run double in his first at-bat against the A’s, he was hitting .692.

He has since cooled off. After going 1-for-4 with a double on Sunday against the Nationals, Seager is hitting .342.

After hitting only two home runs in a four-game series at Coors Field in Colorado, the Dodgers hit five against the A’s. Justin Turner and WIll Smith each have two home runs to lead the Dodgers. Seager has yet to hit a home run.

It’s safe to say Zack McKinstry is the leader in the clubhouse for National League Rookie of the Year.

The Dodgers won their home opener on Friday over the Washington Nationals, 1-0. Walker Buehler pitched six shutout innings, struck out four and lowered his ERA to 1.50. Turner hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for the game’s only run.

Corey Knebel pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out all three batters he faced, for his second save. Knebel, instead of Jansen, was called in the ninth inning despite the Dodgers coming off a day off. This begs the question: Is this the dawn of a new era in the Dodgers bullpen? Or maybe it’s the start of a closer by committee?

On the field, the Dodgers performed as smoothly in their home opener as anyone could expect. In the stands, it was a different story.

The Dodgers introduced a new way to order food at the stadium through an app. It takes orders and lets people pay contactlessly. But it didn’t work on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium. It was shut down and people had to buy Dodger Dogs and peanuts the old-fashioned way.

At least people were in the stands to watch the Dodgers receive their World Series rings before the game. There were enough of them to complain about waiting in line for food so long, they missed the ring ceremony.

Dodgers starting pitched power rankings:

1. Dustin May
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Walker Buehler
4. Julio Urias
5. Trevor Bauer

In traditional Bauer fashion, he says: Bring it on. It’s yet to be determined if he is cheating, but his attitude is admirable. #jointheresistance

Joe Musgrove pitched a no-hitter for the San Diego Padres on Friday night against the Texas Rangers. It was the first no-hitter of the season. It was the first no-hitter in franchise history for the Padres. They were the last team in the majors without a no-hitter.

The Padres still need three more no-hitters to catch Sandy Koufax.

The Dodgers start a three-game series against the Rockies on Tuesday before facing the Padres over the weekend.