Dodgers Opening Day 2013: L.A. Must Defeat Giants to Set Tone for Season

It's Opening Day and the Los Angeles Dodgers already face a must-win game versus the San Francisco Giants.

Hosting their bitter NL West rivals, the Dodgers also get first crack at the defending World Series champions. The 2012 title was the second for San Francisco in the past three years, so clearly this adds extra incentive for L.A. to start the 2013 campaign on a strong note.

The intensity also increases as this is baseball's most captivating rivalry of the year, as Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Dodgers
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