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Chicago Cubs (11-2-2) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (8-7-1) Saturday, March 10, 2018 – 7:05 p.m. MT | Camelback Ranch- Glendale RHP Luke Farrell (1-0, 4.50) vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 3.00) Spring Game 17/Home Game 8 TV: SportsNet LA Radio: None SELLOUT SATURDAY: The Dodgers tonight take on the Chicago 2018 Dodger Spring Training Schedule Cubs in their second and final Cactus League meeting with them this Date Opp. Time Rec. Winner Loser Attend. month, following the Cubs’ 9-5 victory on Tuesday. During the 2/23 CWS W, 13-5 1-0 Lee Danish 6,813 2/24 SF L, 3-9 1-1 Okert Bañuelos 13,141 regular season, the Dodgers travel to Wrigley Field June 18-20 and at KC L, 4-8 1-2 Smith Broussard 5,020 the Cubbies visit Dodger Stadium from June 25-28. This evening’s 2/25 at SEA L, 0-2 1-3 Nicasio Alexander 7,504 game is the first night game at Camelback Ranch and is completely 2/26 at TEX W, 9-6 2-3 Wood Minor 3,109 sold out. The Dodgers will also play night game’s at the ranch on 2/27 TEX T, 4-4 2-3-1 4,598 2/28 at SD L, 5-10 2-4-1 Wieck Lowe 2,781 March 14 (vs. COL), March 19 (OAK) and March 22 (LAA). The 3/1 CLE L, 7-8 2-5-1 Marshall Moseley 5,725 Dodgers have 17 more exhibition games this spring; including seven 3/2 at CWS W, 7-6 3-5-1 Chopping Walsh 7,423 at Camelback Ranch on three Spring Training weekends and will 3/3 ARI W, 14-6 4-5-1 Wood Ray 13,186 3/4 at SF W, 9-3 5-5-1 Maeda Samardzija 12,141 head back to Los Angeles for a three-game Freeway Series against 3/5 CLE W, 8-1 6-5-1 Copping Merritt 6,889 the Angels on March 25-27. Following the I-5 matchup, the Dodgers 3/6 at CHI L, 9-5 6-6-1 Darvish Font 14, 479 will open the 2018 season on March 29 against the San Francisco 3/7 at LAA W, 4-2 7-6-1 Stewart Lamb 5,650 Giants at Dodger Stadium. 3/8 at CLE L, 1-4 7-7-1 Torres Alexander 8,002 3/9 KC W, 6-4 8-7-1 Cingrani Machado 10,594 BACK IN THE WIN COLUMN: Yesterday, the Dodgers downed 3/10 CHI 7:05 PM 3/11 at COL 1:10 PM the Royals, 6-4, at Camelback Ranch behind an 11-hit attack. At the 3/12 MIL 1:05 PM plate, Kyle Farmer belted his second homer of the spring and Andrew 3/13 Off Day Toles went 2-for-2 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Kenta 3/14 COL 7:05 PM Maeda allowed one run in 3.0 innings while striking out four, while 3/15 KC 1:05 PM 3/16 at ARI 1:10 PM Tony Cingrani earned the win by working a scoreless frame in his 3/17 at CWS 1:05 PM 2018 Cactus League debut. Non-roster invitees Mark Lowe (1.0 IP) 3/18 at MIL 1:05 PM and Zach Neal (1.0) both contributed a scoreless inning in the victory. SD 1:05 PM 3/19 OAK 7:05 PM Farmer is now hitting .500 (8-for-16) and his fellow 3/20 at OAK 1:05 PM backstop Keibert Ruiz is batting a scorching .667 (6-for-9) 3/21 Off Day with two RBI. 3/22 LAA 7:05 PM 3/23 at KC 1:05 PM Toles leads the Dodgers with nine hits and is batting .409 3/24 CWS 12:05 PM 3/25 at LAA 6:07 PM (9-for-22) with two homers and eight RBI. The eight ribbies 3/26 LAA 7:10 PM rank second on the squad, trailing only Jake Peter (12). 3/27 LAA 7:10 PM Dodger outfielder Matt Kemp has a six-game hitting streak A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 104-58 record in 2017, and is batting .348 (8-for-23) with three homers, six RBI becoming the first team in NL West history to win the division in five and two doubles. consecutive seasons. The team earned a World Series berth after defeating the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, 4 games to 1, and finished The Dodgers 28 home runs this spring trail just the Indians the season with their first NL Pennant since 1988. (30) and Giants (29) for the most in the Majors. The Dodgers posted the seventh 100-win season in The Dodgers’ 40 doubles this spring lead all Cactus League franchise history (third in Los Angeles history) and first teams and the offense currently ranks among the top teams since 1974 (102-60). The Dodgers won 90+ games for the in the Majors this spring in hits (152, 8th), runs scored (99, fifth consecutive season, a feat that had only previously 3rd), slugging percentage (.512, 3rd) and OPS (.856, 5th). been accomplished once in franchise history, 1951-56 (6). Dodger pitchers have recorded 136 strikeouts this spring, which ranks fourth in the Cactus League, trailing just the Los Angeles finished with the best record in the Majors for Indians (157), Reds (142) and Cubs (138). the first time since 1974 and the National League’s best record for the first time since 2009. The Dodgers set a Los Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw has fired 6.0 scoreless Angeles record for victories with 104 (104-58), tying for the innings this spring, but don’t overlook the relief work of Pat second most in franchise history (also: 1942, 104-50) and Venditte (6.0 IP, 1 ER), J.T. Chargois (3.0 scoreless IP), finishing one shy of the club record of 105 (105-49), set in Justin DeFratus (6.1 IP, 1 ER) Ross Stripling (5.0 IP, 1 1953. ER) and Brian Moran (5.1 IP, 1 ER). The Dodgers topped the NL in ERA (3.38), opponents’ CRAFTY LEFTY: Dodger left-hander Rich Hill is set to make his batting average (.228, 1st MLB), strikeouts (1,549), WHIP second Cactus League start tonight after making his 2018 debut on (1.15, 1st MLB) and shutouts (16). Los Angeles’ 3.39 Monday vs. Cleveland. Hill struck out four and allowed just one run starters’ ERA topped the Majors, while the 3.38 ERA by the on one hit vs. the Indians as he tunes up for his third season in Dodger th th club’s relievers led the NL (4 , MLB). Blue. This year will be Hill’s 14 in the big leagues and last season he was 12-8 with a 3.32 ERA (50 ER/135.2 IP) in 25 starts. The The Dodgers established franchise records with 553 extra- Massachusetts native struck out 166 batters against just 49 walks, base hits (previous high: 541 in 1953), 312 doubles averaging 11.01 strikeout per nine innings and posting a 3.39 (previous high: 307 in 2006) and 221 home runs (4th, NL), strikeout-to-walk ratio. In 119 career starts, he has gone 46-34 with a which topped the club’s previous high of 211 set in 2000. 3.90 ERA and has limited batters to a .223 average. In 2017. the The club also set a Los Angeles record with a .437 slugging southpaw held opposing batters to a .203 average, including a .190 percentage, outpacing the previous high of .432 set in 2006. mark against right-handed hitters, which ranked sixth lowest in the Majors. COLLEGE BASEBALL CLASSIC: Dodger Stadium will host the annual College Baseball Classic tomorrow, March 11, as three of WELCOME AND THANK YOU!: This evening, more than 50 of college baseball’s top 25 ranked teams will take the field at Chavez the Dodgers most valued sponsorship and premium clients will be in Ravine. Seventh-ranked Texas Christian University will face 21st- attendance at Camelback Ranch learning the finer points of hitting ranked Vanderbilt at 10:30 a.m. followed by the annual local matchup and bunting from Eric Karros, Ron Cey and Bill Haselman while of UCLA (#11) vs. USC at 3:00p.m. Tickets begin at just $10 for both also enjoying dinner before the game and some surprise guests on the matchups (student tickets are $5) and can be purchased at Dodgers left field patio. Those valued sponsors include Security Dodgers.com/classic. Benefit, Cedars-Sinai, Majestic, Coke, Anheuser Busch, San Manuel, Charter, Pirelli, BMW and Lexus. Thank you to all! UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (Local) Opp. Location Probables TV/RADIO Mar. 11/1:10 pm COL Salt River Field LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. RHP German Márquez (1-0, 1.80) SNLA/AM 570 CLUBHOUSE OPEN TOMORROW MORNING: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. TEAM MEETING: 10:00 p.m.-10:30 a.m. TODAY’S PITCHING PROBABLES RHP Walker Buehler is expected to make his Cactus League debut today. The 2015 first round draft pick (24th overall) saw his first big league action in just his second professional season and made eight relief appearances going 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA (8 ER/9.1 IP). He recorded his first Major League win on Sept. 21, 2017 at Philadelphia, tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 5-4 victory.