SYDNEY (AP) — Opening day turned out to be a pretty g’day for the Los Angeles Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw.

Kershaw flashed his Cy Young form, Scott Van Slyke homered and the NL West champions opened the Major League Baseball season with a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Sydney Cricket Ground.

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