Well, it probably helped that they hit the first four home runs in the first inning off a former teammate from last year, Nestor Torres. Clearly they knew how he signals his pictures.
Nestor relies on his curveball—while it works great in warm summer months it tends to straighten out in cold spring or fall weather.
“Clearly they knew how he signals his pictures.”
If that is the case, he won’t be around much longer as every team in baseball will know soon.