Jesús Luzardo followed up his sensational Phillies' debut with two-hit ball and eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings in Philadelphia's 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Friday night that ended the Dodgers' undefeated start.

With eight straight wins to begin the 2025 season (including two wins over the Cubs in Japan), the Dodgers are off to the best start by a defending World Series champion in MLB history.

World Series victory, the Los Angeles Dodgers have started the season 8-0, following Shohei Ohtani’s walk-off home run in Wednesday’s thrilling 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. They are the first defending World Series champions to start the season with an 8-0 record.

Week 2 of MLB on Apple TV+ puts a couple World Series contenders in the spotlight as the Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Philadelphia to face the Phillies.

The Dodgers are on top of the baseball world, as just about everyone expected. Los Angeles is the first reigning World Series champions to start the season 8-0. Shohei Ohtani's walk-off home run on Wednesday was the latest victory in this dominant start.