LOS ANGELES, May 6 (UPI) -- The LA Dodgers used strong pitching by Jeff Weaver and their bullpen Tuesday to forge a 3-1 win over Arizona, a record-setting 12th consecutive home victory.
Weaver (1-0) went five solid innings, giving up one run on five hits and three strikeouts. The Dodgers then sent Ramon Troncoso, Will Ohman and Ronald Belisario to the mound before Jonathan Broxton picked up his eighth save.
The win tied a post-1900 major league record for home wins to start a season, and also was the sixth consecutive victory for the Dodgers. Detroit won its first 12 home games in 1911.
The Diamondbacks outhit the home team 7-5.
The Dodgers scored all of their runs in the first inning off Max Scherzer (0-3), who gave up four hits and struck out four over six innings. Orlando Hudson doubled with one out. Manny Ramirez, who went 0-for-3, was given an intentional walk. Andre Ethier then singled Hudson home and Ramirez came home on James Loney's ground out. Ethier scored to make it 3-0 when shortstop Josh Wilson committed his second error in as many days.
Scherzer tallied Arizona's only run in the third when he raced home from third on a wild pitch by Weaver.
