Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in five innings to record his first win since last August, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Kershaw (1-0) threw 82 pitches, gave up six hits, struck out seven and walked none.
Tommy Edman drove in three runs with two hits and a sacrifice fly, and Mookie Betts homered for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff double and went 1 for 4.
St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (1-1) was 7 years old when Kershaw made his major league debut on May 25, 2008, against the Cardinals. The 24-year-old right-hander, recalled from Triple-A Memphis to make his first start this season, gave up four runs in six innings.
Cardinals host Toronto for a three-game series starting Monday night with Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.91), 5:50 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:45 on KIRX.