![Dodgers fans start to fill the left field pavilion before the team's home opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3c5eea/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4911x3273+137+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe7%2Fa3%2F9bc5bc9f4eff9b2727d4e93734e2%2F945141-sp-dodgers-reds-features-08-mjc.jpg)
Dodgers fans start to fill the left field pavilion before the team’s home opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
It’s time for Dodger Baseball!
After opening the 2022 season on the road in Denver and Minneapolis, the Dodgers returned home to play their first game of the season at Dodger Stadium among throngs of early-arriving (yes, you read that right) Dodgers fans.
Los Angeles Times photographers Myung J. Chun and Robert Gauthier were at Dodger Stadium capturing the unique spectacle that is Chavez Ravine on an early spring evening.
![Dodgers fan Carlos Aranibar prepares his Dodger dogs while attending the team's home opener with family.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b78ede4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6633x4348+0+0/resize/2000x1311!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2F1d%2Fb4d4ec4244bca7cc5986bc897c09%2F945141-sp-dodgers-reds-features-02-mjc.jpg)
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
![A young Dodgers fan watches players warm up before the game.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fba8a2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3304x2203+0+0/resize/2000x1334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1e%2Fb5%2Fbe3f692040bea744965290fd4fb9%2F945145-sp-0414-dodgers-reds-02-rcg.jpg)
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts (50) points to the stands before the game against the Cincinnati Reds](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fdc658a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3710x2314+262+334/resize/2000x1248!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2F48%2F828b910741398617c840ce5f3c42%2F945145-sp-0414-dodgers-reds-03-rcg.jpg)
Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts points to the stands before the team’s home opener against the Reds.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![Fireworks highlight the announcement of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup during opening day against the Cincinnati Reds.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4ac8c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5035x3213+0+0/resize/2000x1276!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F56%2Fad%2Fbdc1f9344fedbdcd11bbfa2a6006%2F945141-sp-dodgers-reds-features-11-mjc.jpg)
Fireworks highlight the announcement of the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup during opening day.
(Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times)
![Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts (50) is introduced before the game.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/39df21a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2349x1566+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F97%2F7d%2F0b78d3954567bfc84de801bc7692%2F945145-sp-0414-dodgers-reds-11-rcg.jpg)
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
![Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler slings his glove in apparent frustration.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a0170e4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F0f%2Fdd3068304a38aba3639ebff65b1f%2F940807-sp-0414-dodgers-rcg-1608.jpg)
Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler slings his glove in apparent frustration after surrendering two runs in the sixth inning.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson applies a tag on the Dodgers' Mookie Betts after the right fielder strikes out.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/66eb506/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2085x2761+0+0/resize/2000x2648!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4d%2F45%2F1572794d4af0a2748c941d92faf7%2F945145-sp-0414-dodgers-reds-28-rcg.jpg)
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
![Los Angeles, CA - April 14: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbc7acf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2506x1671+0+0/resize/2000x1334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F7f%2F6bcf823347ef88cd9c080a527273%2F945145-sp-0414-dodgers-reds-37-rcg.jpg)
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman acknowledges the crowd after hitting a double during the eighth inning.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
![Dodgers catcher Will Smith circles the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/06bc5cf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3276x2373+0+0/resize/2000x1449!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd4%2F9b%2F9abb39d145a69b32f553e5b9410c%2F945141-sp-dodgers-reds-features-13-mjc.jpg)
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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