Throughout Spring Training the Dodgers PR department sends out helpful daily notes from Camelback Ranch, and I am happy to pass them along. See what they've written below.
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (4-1-2) at Oakland Athletics (4-3-1)
Thursday, March 10, 2016 – 1:10 p.m. MT | Hohokam Park
RHP Kenta Maeda (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 6.75)
TV: None Radio: None
Thursday, March 10, 2016 – 1:10 p.m. MT | Hohokam Park
RHP Kenta Maeda (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 6.75)
TV: None Radio: None
Today’s Dodger lineup vs. A’s:— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 10, 2016
Crawford LF
Hernandez SS
Utley 2B
Van Slyke 1B
Ethier DH
Ellis C
Thompson CF
Culberson 3B
Noel RF
(Maeda P)
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| (AGon, pic via @Dodgers on twitter) |
THE TIES THAT BIND: The Dodgers collected 20 hits in yesterday’s contest, recording their second draw of Spring Training in a high-scoring, 13-13 contest against the Angels in Tempe. At the plate, Joc Pederson and Austin Barnes slugged solo shots in the first and second innings, respectively, for their first home runs of the spring, while Scott Van Slyke hit a two-run blast in the third for his second home run. Cody Bellinger went 3-for-3, with two runs scored after entering the game in the fifth inning. In his second start of the spring, Scott Kazmir allowed five runs and six hits in 1.2 innings.
- The Dodgers dropped the season series to the Athletics, 1-3, last season.
- A brief program was held yesterday with Stan Kasten, Dodger president and chief executive officer, Naomi Rodriguez, Dodger vice president, external affairs and community relations, Nichol Whiteman, executive director, LADF, and Kathy Robinson Young, niece of Jackie and Rachel Robinson, along with many other members who invested their efforts into this project. The program was followed by a baseball and softball clinic with members of the John Muir baseball and softball teams led by Dodger alums Kenny Landreaux (fielding), Derrel Thomas (baserunning), Dennis Powell (pitching) and Tommy Davis (hitting).
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| (Dedication at John Muir High School, pic via Dodgers Foundation on twitter) |
CRUSH ON US: The Dodgers have already notched their first sellout of the spring, with 13,122 fans taking in their victory over Arizona Saturday, and Friday’s rematch against the Angels is already sold out! Last year, the Dodgers established team records in total (147,066) and average (9,804) Spring Training attendance, while Camelback Ranch saw a record number of fans with a combined attendance of 232,305 between the Dodgers and the White Sox. So far this season, advance ticket sales have been brisk with Camelback Ranch enjoying its best advance ticket sale in its eight-year history. Two additional Dodger games already have sold out - Saturday night, March 12 (Chicago Cubs-Dodgers) and Friday night, March 25 (San Francisco Giants-Dodgers).
THE PRICE YOU PAY: The Dodgers announced yesterday that the game on Monday, May 30 in Chicago against the Cubs is scheduled to start at 4:05 PM CT/ 2:05 PM PT. The day before, the Dodgers take on the National League champion Mets at Citi Field at 8:05 p.m. ET on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.
TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS:
- RHP Kenta Maeda will take the mound against the Oakland Athletics for his second Cactus League start. Maeda struck out two in 2.0 scoreless innings in his Dodger debut Saturday against the D-backs. The 27-year-old right-hander was signed to an eight-year contract on Jan. 7 following eight professional seasons with the Hiroshima Carp (2008-15) in which he compiled a 97-67 record with a 2.39 ERA in 218 games (217 starts). During the course of his Japanese career, Maeda won two Sawamura Awards (2010, 2015), given to the league’s best pitcher.
- RHP Yimi Garcia will be making his third appearance of the spring, after striking out one in a scoreless inning Monday against Cleveland. He ranked among the NL’s best relievers in WHIP (0.95, 5th), opponents’ batting average (.199, 16th), opponents’ on-base percentage (.242, 4th) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.60, 3rd).
- RHP Jose De Leon is expected to make his second outing of the spring, after earning the win with four strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings Saturday. De Leon was 6-7 with a 2.99 ERA in 23 combined starts last year between Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa.
- RHP Chris Anderson struck out three batters and allowed just one hit in 2.0 scoreless frames in his spring debut against Arizona. He went 9-7 with a 4.05 ERA in 23 starts for Double-A Tulsa last season, before being promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma ACity at the end of the campaign.
- LHP Adam Liberatore will appear in his third game of the spring, after allowing one run and striking out a batter in an inning of relief against San Francisco. Liberatore saw his first big league action last season with the Dodgers, going 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA in 39 games.
- RHP Matt West will make his third Cactus League appearance, after allowing one run in 1.0 inning of work Sunday against the Giants. He tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in two relief appearances with the Dodgers after being acquired from the Blue Jays last year.
- The Dodgers have two additional pitchers suiting up today from the minor league side: RHP Logan Bawcom (#88) and RHP Felipe Gonzalez (#89).
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| (Joc Pederson shooting on goalie Chris Hatcher, pic via Pederson on twitter) |
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