LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre was victorious in his debut as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Brad Penny allowed four hits over 6 2-3 innings in his first opening-day start, Jeff Kent hit a two-run homer off Barry Zito and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 Monday.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Dodgers' move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, Duke Snider, Carl Erskine, Don Newcombe, Maury Wills, Steve Garvey, Bill Russell, Ron Cey and Tom Lasorda were among those took the field before the game wearing the uniforms of their era. Sandy Koufax and Fernando Valenzuela appeared in street clothes.

Torre, who grew up a Giants' fan in Brooklyn, managed the Yankees to 12 straight postseason appearances, including four World Series championships before rejecting an offer to continue on the job last fall. He joined the Dodgers two weeks later.

"I called several of my players -- my former players, I should say -- to wish them luck," Torre said before the game, adding he heard back from Yankees manager Joe Girardi, catcher Jorge Posada and shortstop Derek Jeter, among others, in the 24 hours leading up to his first game in a Dodgers uniform.

"The guys I've been with, I basically called and wished them luck," Torre said. "They meant a lot to me. We had a great relationship."

Torre, who was participating in his 42nd Opening Day as a major league player or manager, said that opening day never gets old.

"I've been in this game a long time and yet it always seems brand new to me because there's always something that makes it brand new," Torre said.

While his first game in Los Angeles was played under ideal conditions, New York's final opener at Yankee Stadium was rained out.

The game was the Giants' first without Barry Bonds on their roster since 1992. They decided late last season they wouldn't bring the 43-year-old slugger back for another year. Baseball's season and career home run leader still hasn't landed another job.

"It's going to be different," Giants owner Peter Magowan said. "For 15 years, we've had a huge presence in our clubhouse and on the field. And most of that presence, in my opinion -- I know it's controversial -- but most of that presence was very positive."

Magowan pointed out that for Bonds' first 13 years with the Giants, they had baseball's third-best record, behind the Yankees and Braves.

"And Barry was right at the center of that," Magowan said.

Penny (1-0) retired 13 straight batters before Bengie Molina hit a one-out single in the seventh. Scott Proctor relieved after Aaron Rowand's two-out single and retired Jose Castillo on a fly to center. Penny walked two and struck out three.

The Dodgers held a 3-0 lead after sending only four batters to the plate. Rafael Furcal greeted Zito (0-1) with an RBI double and scored on Matt Kemp's one-out single before Kent hit a 2-2 pitch into the left-center field pavilion.

Kent's 18 opening-day RBIs are the most among active players.

The Dodgers got another entry in the Guinness World Records on Monday, as the organization certified that the crowd of 115,300 for Saturday's 7-4 exhibition loss to the Boston Red Sox at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was baseball's largest crowd ever, according to Josh Rawitch, the Dodgers' vice president of public relations and broadcasting.

The Dodgers already have the record for the largest cumulative attendance of any team -- more than 176 million since 1900.

Twins Drop Angels 3-2

With Torii Hunter watching from the other side, Carlos Gomez made a strong first impression in Minnesota.

Gomez formally replaced Hunter as the center fielder and raced around the bases, giving Livan Hernandez and the Twins enough offense to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Monday night with a snowstorm swirling outside the Metrodome.

The only one of four prospects fetched from the New York Mets in the Johan Santana trade who made the opening-day roster, Gomez went 2-for-3, stole two bases and scored two runs. He trotted home with the tiebreaking run in the fifth on a single by Michael Cuddyer against Jered Weaver.

Hunter went 0-for-4 in his return to the Metrodome, striking out on a high fastball by Joe Nathan in the ninth.

Hernandez scattered seven hits, six of them singles, without a walk while giving up two runs in his first appearance as an American Leaguer. The 12-year veteran struck out one and, craftily mixing in a few of his 59 mph curveballs to supplement a fastball in the mid-80s, was only in trouble once.

The Angels, trailing 2-0, began the fifth with three straight singles. Maicer Izturis grounded into a double play, though, which got one in but squelched the momentum. Chone Figgins followed with the tying single, but Hernandez bounced back and retired the last seven batters he faced.

Sidearmer Pat Neshek blew a high fastball by Vladimir Guerrero to strike out the side in the eighth, stranding Gary Matthews Jr. on second and setting up the save for Nathan.

Weaver, thrust into the opening-day assignment with last year's AL ERA leader John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar on the disabled list, was decent but not great. He was taken out after striking out Gomez to start the seventh, finishing with eight hits, three runs, two walks and five strikeouts.

The ultra-confident and super-speedy Gomez was a clear ignition for the Twins as the leadoff man in a lineup with only three holdovers from last season. He doubled in the first inning and immediately scored on Joe Mauer's single, and reached in the third on a perfectly placed bunt toward first base.

Hunter shook his head in disbelief as he dressed for batting practice, still getting used to putting on a uniform with all that red -- and none of Minnesota's dark blue.

"It's always going to be a part of me," he said Sunday after the Angels worked out. "This is where I grew up. This is what I know. This is where I learned how to play. There's no way I could just say, 'I don't love you guys anymore.' I love you guys."

He popped in the Twins clubhouse upon arrival at the stadium, flashing that wide smile and sharing a half-dozen hugs with former teammates. The crowd cheered loudly during pregame introductions, while a brief thanks-for-the-memories video of his best catches was shown. In the first inning, Hunter -- the sixth opening day center fielder for the Angels in the last six years -- was playfully booed after running down a couple of fly balls.

Matthews recovered in time from a sprained ankle to serve as the designated hitter. When Hunter signed the richest contract in franchise history, a $90 million, five-year deal, Matthews became a talented, expensive fourth outfielder.

Hopes are high for Los Angeles, but injuries are currently a concern. Right-handed relievers Scot Shields and Chris Bootcheck joined Lackey and Escobar on the DL to start the season. Shields, one of baseball's best setup men, was scheduled to throw a simulated game on Tuesday to test his tight forearm.