Kenta Maeda
In the Dodgers home opener on April 12 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Maeda pitched six more scoreless innings. He joined Karl Spooner (1954) and Kazuhisa Ishii (2002) as the only Dodgers to begin their career with two consecutive scoreless starts. The bullpen continued to struggle however, and the team lost the game, 4–2. The Dodgers got seven innings from Wood in the next game and Kenley Jansen picked up a five out save as they won 3–1. The Dodgers scored five runs in the seventh inning the next day to win 5–2. Enrique Hernandez hit two home runs and the Dodgers, behind Kershaw, beat the Giants 7–3 on Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium. However, in the next game, Johnny Cueto allowed only one run in innings and the Giants bullpen withstood a late Dodger rally to win 4–3. Kenta Maeda finally allowed a run in his next start, but only one as the Dodgers won the series with a 3–1 victory in the final game of the homestand. He became just the eighth Dodgers pitcher since 1913 to open his career with three straight quality starts.