By the numbers

18

Career opening-day RBIs for Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent, most among active players. Kent had two RBIs to help Los Angeles beat the San Francisco Giants.

100

Number of years since the Chicago Cubs’ last World Series championship. The Cubs last won the N.L. pennant in 1945. Chicago opened the 2008 season with a loss to Milwaukee.

50

Number of years since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Manager Joe Torre began his move from New York to Los Angeles with a win.

46,334

Record-setting attendance for an opening-day crowd at Seattle’s Safeco Field. The M’s beat Texas.