With eight straight wins to begin the 2025 season (including two wins over the Chicago Cubs in Japan), the Los Angeles Dodgers now own the best start by a defending World Series champion in MLB history. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering the Dodgers only got better in the offseason.
But after Wednesday night’s thrilling Shohei Ohtani walk-off win, Los Angeles hit a roadblock in Philadelphia. In the first game of a six-game East Coast road trip, Jesús Luzardo mowed down the Dodgers offense in a 3-2 Phillies win.
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The Modern Era record of 13 straight wins to start a season, which was tied by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023, is safe, at least for this season.
Dodgers’ 2025 win streak
March 18: Dodgers 4, Cubs 1
March 19: Dodgers 6, Cubs 3
March 27: Dodgers 5, Tigers 4
March 28: Dodgers 8, Tigers 5
March 29: Dodgers 7, Tigers 3
March 31: Dodgers 6, Braves 1
April 1: Dodgers 3, Braves 1
April 2: Dodgers 6, Braves 5
