Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers

If you tuned into the game just 15 minutes late on Saturday, you probably thought your screen was glitching. A 9-1 scoreline is the kind of lopsided margin that usually takes a full night of offense to build -- but the Dodgers delivered that exact cushion in the bottom of the first inning alone. The brief flash of early trouble -- an RBI triple by the Angels' Oswald Peraza in the top half of the frame -- was instantly rendered a footnote. By the time the Dodgers finally traded their bats for gloves for the second inning, they had completely altered the trajectory of the night, ultimately going on to win, 9-2. The nine-run outburst marked the highest-scoring frame for the Dodgers in 2026, surpassing a six-run inning against the Cubs on April 25. It also represented the single biggest first inning across Major League Baseball since Aug. 1, 2025, when the Pirates put up nine runs in the opening frame against the Rockies at Coors Field. To find a more prolific first inning in recent franchise history, fans would have to look back to June 2, 2021, when the Dodgers hung 11 runs on the Cardinals. The sequence began with Shohei Ohtani legging out a leadoff infield single. Andy Pages then locked onto an 89.6 mph changeup from Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, launching a towering two-run fly ball that sailed deep into left field and plunged straight into the Dodgers’ bullpen.