L.A. Times: Dodgers pound Giants in record-setting fashion

The Dodgers’ home opener was one for the history books.

Orlando Hudson became the first Dodgers player to hit for the cycle in nearly four decades Monday—and the only Dodgers batter to accomplish the unusual feat at Dodger Stadium—as the Dodgers pounded the San Francisco Giants, 11-1, in their 48th home opener at Chavez Ravine.

Hudson had a single, double and home run against his former teammate Randy Johnson and then tripled against Giants reliever Brandon Medders in the sixth inning to complete the cycle in front of 57,099, itself a record single-day attendance figure at Dodger Stadium.

The second baseman was the first Dodger to hit for the cycle since Wes Parker did it against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on May 7, 1970, in a 10-inning game.

The last time a Dodger hit for the cycle in a nine-inning game was June 25, 1949, when the late Gil Hodges did it against the Pirates in the old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.