Members of the grounds crew prepare the field for the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondback on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Fans stand before the playing of the national anthem during pregame ceremonies Tuesday, when the Dodgers played host to the Arizona Diamondbacks in their home opener. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Players and fans turn their attention to a formation of fighter jets flying over Dodger Stadium during the pregame ceremony for their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Country music artist LeAnn Rhymes sings the national anthem during the pregame ceremony for the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers Manager Joe Torre greets his players during introductions befrore the start of the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am gets a tip from big brother Carl Gilliam before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Fans fill up a sun-splashed field-level section at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday during the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Bryan and Elizaberth Ruiz take in the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 8-month-old son Jeff on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Sporting a fresh lid, a young fan calls out to players for autographs before the start of the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Benny Valenzuela Jr., 4, of Los Angeles sports a blue mohawk as he watches the Dodgers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the home opener at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Wearing a Dodger Blue suit, Angie Pierce, 64, of San Pedro watches her team play the Arizona Diamondbacks in the home opener at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Lindsey Mills, 27, is all set to cheer for the Dodgers during their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Tyler Samuel, 16, of Chatsworth shows his colors, from head to toe, as he watches the Dodgers play in their home opener Tuesday afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Terry Romero, 63, of Los Angeles prepares for the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday with her family. Romero said she has been attending games at the Chavez Ravine stadium since it opened in 1962. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Richard Castellano, 35, of Whittier plays catch in the parking lot beyond the center-field scoreboard before the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Slugger Manny Ramirez releases the bat after connecting for a solo home run in the fourth inning against the Diamondbacks in the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday. The homer gave L.A. a 2-1 lead. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez points skyward after his fourth-inning solo home run against Arizona on Tuesday afternoon. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers second baseman Blake DeWitt slides into the tag of Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson when he attempted to advance on an errant pitch in the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday afternoon. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp crashes into the outfield wall after failing to track down a double by Arizona’s Adam LaRoche in the fourth inning Tuesday. LaRoche would score the Diamonbacks’ first run on a two-out single by Chris Young. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Third baseman Casey Blake gets a standing ovation after hitting a two-run homer in the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ home opener on Tuesday. Blake’s blast gave the Dodgers a 4-1 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers teammates James Loney, left, and Blake Dewitt greet third baseman Casey Blake after he belted a two-run homer in the fourth inning of their home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier watches his three-run homer sail out of the ballpark in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ home opener against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday afternoon. The smash gave L.A. a 9-2 lead. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers’ dreadlocked left fielder, adjusts his helmet as he prepares to bat in the sixth inning of the team’s home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Jerry Whitmore, of Orange sporting “Manny Hair” at the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Oswaldo Ortiz, 35, of Lynwood shows off his Dodger tattoo while attending the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Edwin Moran, 28, of Bell Gardens shows off his Dodger colors during the team’s home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in five and one-third innings of work during the Dodgers’ home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp hits a double during the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 9-5 home-opening victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez gestures during the Dodgers’ 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers manager Joe Torre, left, congratulates riight fielder Andre Ethier following the Dodgers’ 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)