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L.A. Angels (16-8-6) vs. DODGERS (13-15-3) Friday, April 1, 2016 – 7:10 p.m. PT | LHP Hector Santiago (1-0, 3.52) vs. RHP Kenta Maeda (1-1, 1.89) Spring Game 32/Home Game 17 TV: SNLA Radio: KLAC/KTNQ

KONNICHIWA!: The Dodgers continue their three-game 2016 DODGER SCHEDULE against the Angels tonight at Dodger Stadium, DATE OPP. RESULT REC. WP LP ATTEND. before heading to Anaheim for a 6:05 p.m. game Saturday (LHP 3/3 CWS W, 6-1 1-0 Kershaw Danks 5,920 3/4 at TEX T, 3-3 1-0-1 5,654 Alex Wood vs. RHP Nick Tropeano) to conclude Spring 3/5 ARI W, 7-2 2-0-1 De Leon Gibson 13,122 Training. Tonight’s starter, Kenta Maeda, will make his first 3/6 at SF W, 5-2 3-0-1 Stripling Blackburn 12,127 Dodger Stadium appearance in his final tune-up before the start of 3/7 CLE L, 5-8 3-1-1 Salazar Wood 6,776 the season, after signing with the club during the offseason from 3/8 at CHC W, 7-3 4-1-1 Baez Rivero 15,313 3/9 at LAA T, 13-13 4-1-2 6,019 Japan. After an off-day Sunday, the Dodgers kick off the regular season Monday against the Padres at PETCO Park. 3/10 at OAK W, 8-3 5-1-2 Maeda Hill 6,304 3/11 LAA L, 4-8 5-2-2 Mahle Urias 13,057 The Dodgers took five of their six regular-season games 3/12 CHC W, 6-4 6-2-2 Richardson Olmos 13,120 against the Angels last season, sweeping a series at at SEA (ss) W, 8-4 7-2-2 Patterson Pineda 10,066 Dodger Stadium and taking two of three in Anaheim. 3/13 at COL W, 6-4 8-2-2 Kershaw Lyles 11,842 3/14 MIL W, 6-2 9-2-2 Bolsinger Peralta 7,482 Last year, the Angels won exhibition Freeway 3/15 at CWS L, 6-8 9-3-2 Petricka Wright 6,711 Series game and the clubs tied, 6-6, in the second and 3/16 COL W, 7-3 10-3-2 Urias Bergman 7,855 final game at Dodger Stadium. 3/17 KC L, 5-1 10-4-2 Medlen Hatcher 13,095 3/18 at ARI L, 8-11 10-5-2 Simmons Avilan 13,411 CLOSE BUT NOT ENOUGH: Last night, the Dodgers fell to 3/19 at CWS L, 4-2 10-6-2 Putnam Jansen 13,203 the Angels, 2-1, dropping their third consecutive game and falling 3/20 SD L, 12-5 10-7-2 Erlin Kehrt 12,476 to 13-15-3 this spring. drove in the lone at MIL (ss) L, 3-1 10-8-2 Nelson Kazmir 6,139 Dodger with an RBI single in the fifth and also recorded his 3/21 SEA L, 3-6 10-9-2 Montgomery Avilan 11,201 second stolen base of Spring Training. On the mound, starter 3/22 at KC L, 1-3 10-10-2 Young Wood 11,781 3/23 OFF DAY

Scott Kazmir pitched a solid game, allowing just one unearned 3/24 at CLE T, 5-5 10-10-3 9,487 run on four hits in 4.2 innings and collected four in a no 3/25 SF W, 13-0 11-10-3 Frias Blackburn 13,204 decision. Relievers Yimi Garcia (0.1 IP), Pedro Baez (1.0), 3/26 at SEA (SS) L, 6-7 11-11-3 Miley West 10,644 Louis Coleman (1.0), Chris Hatcher (1.0) and CWS W, 5-4 12-11-3 Hatcher Fulmer 13,186 (1.0) each tossed scoreless for the Dodgers. 3/27 CIN L, 6-7 12-12-3 O’Grady Maeda 9,321 3/28 TEX W, 5-4 13-12-3 Howell Hernandez 9,009 GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Dodger offense ranks sixth 3/29 at SD L, 11-9 13-13-3 Rea Stripling 5,374 among NL clubs this spring with a .280 team batting average, 3/30 CLE L, 3-4 13-14-3 Kluber Frias 6,416 .348 on-base percentage and a .804 OPS. 3/31 LAA L, 1-2 13-15-3 Alburquerque Howell 36,505 4/1 LAA 7:10 PM SNLA KLAC KTNQ Justin Turner has safely in all 10 of his Cactus 4/2 at LAA 6:05 PM SNLA KLAC

League games, going 14-for-25 (.560) with six doubles, THE STAFF: Dave Roberts is in his first season at the helm of three homers and nine RBI. the Dodgers after being named the 10th manager in Los Angeles th Scott Van Slyke has a .340/.421/.600 slashline to go history (28 in franchise history) on Nov. 23, 2015. Roberts, 43, along with three homers and six RBI in 18 Cactus served as the Padres’ bench coach from 2014-15 and was San League games. Diego’s first base coach from 2011-13. Rick Honeycutt returns th for an 11 season as Dodger pitching coach and is the lone Charlie Culberson has collected a team-high 14 RBI returning member of the Los Angeles coaching staff besides this spring and is tied for sixth in the Cactus League, catching instructor . The new-look staff is while posting a .308 batting average. comprised of bench coach Bob Geren (2015: Mets’ bench

WHAT A SELLOUT: The Dodgers would like to thank all the coach), hitting coach Turner Ward (2015: D-backs’ hitting staff at and the City of Glendale for a great coach), first base coach George Lombard (2015: Red Sox’ minor spring. The Dodgers had seven sellouts and in 15 home dates, the league outfield/baserunning coordinator), third base coach Chris club averaged a Camelback Ranch-record 10,389 fans while Woodward (2015: Mariners’ first base coach), bullpen coach breaking its previous high of 147,066 with a total attendance of Josh Bard (2015: Dodgers’ pro scout), assistant hitting coach 155,841. Tim Hyers (2015: Red Sox’ minor league hitting coordinator) and quality assurance coach Juan Castro (2015: Dodgers’ minor KID IN THE HALL: Congratulations are in order for Dodger league infield coordinator). broadcaster , who was announced as a 2016 National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee yesterday. FUTURE DODGERS: Limited space is still available for the Monday played just one season of varsity at Arizona State, but Dodgers Youth Baseball Camp presented by New Balance that made the most of it, earning National Player of the Year honors takes place at Dodger Stadium June 16-17, 20-21 and Aug. 4-5, 8- from The Sporting News for the 1965 National Champions. He 9. Register your child now and learn the game of baseball from batted .359 with a school-record 11 home runs and blasted two Dodger Major League coaches and Dodger Alumni with special home runs during the College . The rest of the 2016 visits from current Dodger players. Visit www.dodgers.com/camp class includes , winner of five national for more details. championships and the winningest coach in college baseball In other news, the Foundation has history, former Dodger J.D. Drew, a two-time consensus All- 10 amazing Opening Day ticket packages up for bid at American and winner of five national player of the year awards in www.Dodgers.com/auction. Each auction includes four 1997, Jackson State coach Bob Braddy, the winningest baseball field-level game tickets to the April 12 Dodger home coach in Southwestern Athletic Conference history, Marietta opener, a preferred parking pass and an autographed College Matt DeSalvo, whose 53 wins make him the baseball from the designated field position indicated. All winningest college pitcher in history, another former Dodger, net proceeds benefit the programs and charitable Houston's , a two-time first-team All-American donations of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. who led the Cougars to the finals of the 1967 and Valdosta State coach Tommy Thomas, the winningest coach in NCAA Division II history.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (Local) Opp. Location Probables TV/RADIO April 2/6:05 pm LAA Angel Stadium LHP Alex Wood vs. RHP Nick Tropeano SNLA/KLAC April 4/4:05 pm SD PETCO Park LHP Clayton Kershaw vs. RHP Tyson Ross TV: ESPN, SNLA Radio: KLAC, KTNQ

Tonight’s starter vs. Los Angeles-AL: RHP Kenta Maeda (Spring Training: 1-1, 1.89 ERA)  Last Spring Training Start: March 27 vs CIN, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 K – L  Will make his sixth Cactus League start against the Angels at Dodger Stadium in the second of three Freeway Series games…has gone 1-1 with a 1.89 ERA (4 ER/ 19.0) in five starts this spring, while striking out 18 batters against just five walks  He enters his first Major League season after signing an eight-year contract with Los Angeles in January  Maeda, 27, compiled a 97-67 record with a 2.39 ERA in 218 games (217 starts) in eight professional seasons pitching in Japan with the Hiroshima Carp (2008-15)

DODGER BULLPEN 43 LHP Luis Avilan: 0-2, 11.57 ERA in 9 G Last Spring Training Game: March 29 at SD, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R  Made nine appearances this spring, going 0-2 with a 11.57 ERA (9 ER/7.0 IP)  Enters his second season with the Dodgers after being acquired in an eight-player trade with the Braves on July 30, 2015…went a combined 2-5 with a 4.05 ERA in 73 games with the Braves and the Dodgers 52 RHP Pedro Baez: 1-0, 1.74 ERA in 10 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 1.0 IP, H  In 10 Cactus League games this spring, he has gone 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA (2 ER/10.1 IP), while striking out 14 batters against just three walks…tied for fifth in the in strikeouts  Went 4-2 with a 3.35 ERA in his second season with Los Angeles last year…struck out 60 batters against just 11 walks in 51.0 innings, averaging 10.59 per 9.0 innings and a 5.45 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2015 55 RHP : 0-0, 4.50 ERA in 8 G Last Spring Training Game: March 28 vs. TEX, 0.2 IP  Has appeared in eight Spring Training games this year, posting a 4.50 ERA (6 ER/12.0 IP) and has struck out 13 batters against four walks  Went 7-2 with two saves and a 2.84 ERA in 36 combined games (four starts) with the Royals and Pirates in 2015…was acquired by the Pirates on July 29 and went 5-0 with a 1.57 ERA (6 ER/34.1 IP) in 21 appearances down the stretch, ranking among the National League’s best relievers (min. 15.0 IP) in wins (1st), innings (34.1, 2nd), strikeouts (39, T-3rd) and ERA (9th) during that span 62 RHP Louis Coleman: 0-0, 1.64 ERA in 11 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 1.0 IP, H  Appeared in 11 games this spring allowing just 2 runs in 11 innings, while striking out 12 batters and not allowing a walk…limited batters to a .158 average  Spent majority of the 2015 season with the Royals’ -A Omaha, going 8-2 with nine saves and a 1.69 ERA (12 ER/64.0 IP) in 38 games, while limiting batters to a .212 average…promoted to Kansas City on Sept. 7 and made four scoreless appearances (3.0 IP) in the big leagues 63 RHP Yimi Garcia: 0-0, 3.24 ERA in 9 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 0.1 IP  In nine spring games, he posted a 3.24 ERA (3 ER/ 8.1 IP), while striking out seven batters against one walk  In his second season with the Dodgers in 2015, he went 3-5 with one and a 3.34 ERA in 59 games (one start)…ranked among the National League’s best relievers in WHIP (0.95, 5th), opponents’ on-base percentage (.242, 4th) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.60, 3rd) 41 RHP Chris Hatcher: 1-1, 2.61 ERA in 11 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 1.0 IP, H, K, BB  Made 11 appearances this spring allowing four runs (3 ER) in 10.1 innings, while limiting batters to a .184 average  In his first season with the Dodgers in 2015, he went 3-5 with four saves and a 3.69 ERA in 49 games…limited opponents to a .238 average with 45 strikeouts in 39.0 innings 56 LHP J.P. Howell: 1-1, 9.45 ERA in 9 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 0.0 IP, H, R  Went 1-1 in nine games this spring, posting a 9.45 ERA (7 ER/6.2 IP)  In his third season with the Dodgers after leading the Major League relievers (min. 40 IP) with a 1.43 ERA, while posting a 6-1 record in a team-high 65 appearances in 2015…tossed scoreless relief in 59 of 65 appearances last season while striking out 39 in 44.0 innings 74 RHP Kenley Jansen: 0-1, 3.86 ERA in 9 G Last Spring Training Game: March 31 vs. LAA, 1.0 IP, K  In nine Spring Training games, he posted a 3.86 ERA (4 ER/ 9.1 IP) and struck out 12 batters, while holding opponents to a .182 average  In 2015, he successfully converted 36 of 38 save opportunities last year while posting a 2.41 ERA (14 ER/ 52.1 IP) in 54 appearances…ranks second on the all-time Dodger save lists with 142, 19 shy of franchise record (Eric Gagné)

SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS Feb. 19 Signed RHP Louis Coleman to a one-year contract; placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 60-day disabled list (Tommy John surgery) Feb. 21 Signed RHP Yaisel Sierra to a six-year contract; placed RHP Frankie Montas on the 60-day disabled list (rib resection surgery) Feb. 24 Signed RHP Jamey Wright to a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp Feb. 26 Released non-roster RHP Brooks Brown Mar. 14 Optioned RHP Jharel Cotton and reassigned RHP Lisalverto Bonilla, RHP Chase De Jong, RHP Caleb Dirks, RHP Jacob Rhame, RHP Chris Anderson, OFAlex Hassan and C Kyle Farmer to minor league camp. Mar. 17 Optioned INF Micah Johnson, RHP Yaisel Sierra, RHP Ross Stripling and LHP Ian Thomas to minor league camp; reassigned RHP Jose De Leon, LHP Julio Urias and C Jack Murphy to minor league camp. Mar. 20 Optioned RHP Zach Lee to minor league camp. Mar. 21 Reassigned INF Brandon Hicks, C Shawn Zarraga, OF and INF/OF Cody Bellinger to minor league camp. Mar. 22 Reassigned RHP Matt West to minor league camp. Mar. 28 Optioned LHP Adam Liberatore to minor league camp. Mar. 30 Reassigned RHP Brandon Beachy, IF/OF Elian Herrera and OF Rico Noel to minor league camp

BREAKDOWN Starts by Batting Order: 1st: Kendrick (2-1), Crawford (6-6-1), Pederson (1-2-2), Hernandez (2-3), Johnson (1-0), Ethier (1-1), Utley (0-2) 2nd: Ethier (2-0-1), Pederson (3-0-1), Seager (0-2), Puig (5-4-1), Hernandez (1-1), Thompson (1-3), Utley (1-2), Kendrick (1-3) 3rd: Puig (3-1), Utley (3-1-1), Gonzalez (0-3-1), Ethier (2-0), Turner (4-5-1), Pederson (0-1), Van Slyke (0-2), Grandal (0-1), Kendrick (0-1) 4th: Van Slyke (4-5-2), Gonzalez (6-4-1), Utley (2-1), Ethier (1-0), Guerrero (0-2), Hernandez (0-1), Pederson (0-1), Ellis (0-1) 5th: Grandal (2-1-1), Hernandez (1-1-1), Van Slyke (2-1-1), Ellis (2-3), Ethier (1-1), Barnes (3-1), Utley (1-2), Puig (1-1), Guerrero (0-1), Thompson (0-1), Segedin (0- 1), Pederson (0-1) 6th: Seager (2-0-1), Ellis (3-2-2), Thompson (0-1), Hernandez (1-1), Segedin (0-3), Barnes (2-2), Zarraga (1-0), Guerrero (1-0), Utley (0-2), Grandal (1-2), Pederson (1- 1), Hicks (0-1), Herrera (1-0) 7th: Hernandez (2-1-1), Thompson (3-2-1), Zarraga (1-1), Segedin (2-2), Barnes (0-1-1), Bellinger (2-0), Ellis (0-3), Van Slyke (1-0), Brown (0-1), Culberson (0-2), Pederson (1-2), Noel (1-0) 8th: Guerrero (1-0-1), Herrera (1-1-1), Johnson (1-0), Zarraga (0-1), Segedin (1-1-1), Culberson (6-3), Brown (0-1), Hassan (1-0), Pederson (1-1), Thompson (0-2), Bellinger (0-1), Noel (0-1), Scavuzzo (0-1), Bellinger (1-0), Ellis (0-1), Seager (0-1) 9th: Thompson (1-0-1), Hicks (0-0-1), Brown (1-1), Bellinger (1-0), Culberson (0-1), Johnson (2-1), Herrera (2-1-1), Noel (2-2), Kershaw (1-1), Barnes (0-1), Beachy (0-1), Kehrt (0-1), Kazmir (0-3), Frias (1-0), Calhoun (1-0), Maeda (0-1), Wood (1-0), Stripling (0-1)

Starts by Position: 1B: Van Slyke (4-2-1), Gonzalez (5-7-2), Bellinger (3-1), Segedin (1-4), Utley (0-1) 2B: Kendrick (2-2), Utley (4-6-1), Johnson (4-1), Culberson (1-1), Herrera (1-1-2), Barnes (0-4), Calhoun (1-0) 3B: Guerrero (1-2), Hicks (0-2-1), Herrera (1-0), Utley (3-3), Segedin (2-3-1), Culberson (2-0), Turner (4-4-1), Kendrick (0-2) SS: Seager (2-3-1), Hernandez (6-7-2), Culberson (3-5), Herrera (2-0) LF: Ethier (5-2-1), Crawford (6-5-1), Van Slyke (1-3), Brown (0-2), Noel (1-0), Herrera (0-1), Thompson (0-1-1), Scavuzzo (0-1) CF: Thompson (5-6), Pederson (7-8-3), Brown (1-0), Hernandez (0-1) RF: Puig (9-6-1), Thompson (0-2-1), Van Slyke (1-3-1), Noel (2-3), Hassan (1-0), Brown (0-1) C: Grandal (3-4-1), Ellis (5-10-2), Barnes (5-1) DH: Hernandez (1-0), Guerrero (1-1-1), Zarraga (2-2), Van Slyke (1-0-1), Ethier (2-0), Barnes (0-0-1), Gonzalez (1-0), Kendrick (1-1), Pederson (0-1), Turner (0-1), Crawford (0-1), Bellinger (1-0)

Innings by Position: 1B: Van Slyke (40.0), Segedin (46.0), Gonzalez (71.0), Bellinger (75.0), L. Anderson (13.0), Segedin (21.0), Utley (4.0), M. Jones (6.0) 2B: Kendrick (18.0), Johnson (66.0), Utley (59.0), Hicks (17.0), Herrera (46.0), Culberson (16.0), Tarsovich (2.0), Barnes (30.1), Morales (1.0), Law (5.0), Allen (2.0), Calhoun (6.0), Maggi (5.0), Locastro (3.2) 3B: Guerrero (19.0), Hicks (37.0), Herrera (21.0), Segedin (64.0), Utley (35.0), Culberson (12.0), Turner (49.0), Kendrick (13.0), Gomez (3.0), Ahmed (8.0), Maggi (6.0), Law (4.0), Barnes (2.0) SS: Seager (30.0), Culberson (101.0), Hernandez (89.0), Hicks (19.0), Trinkwon (6.0), Herrera (29.0), Davis (3.0) LF: Ethier (36.0), Hassan (10.0), Crawford (65.0), Noel (33.0), Thompson (24.0), Van Slyke (25.0), Brown (33.0), Herrera (13.0), Maggi (1.0), Scavuzzo (18.0), Verdugo (2.0), Garlick (2.0), Landon (2.0), Drake (3.0), Ahart (6.0), Diaz (2.0) CF: Thompson (87.0), Noel (38.0), Pederson (103.0), Brown (21.0), Verdugo (17.0), Bellinger (2.0), Diaz (3.0), Hernandez (5.0) RF: Puig (81.0), Brown (24.0), Thompson (38.0), Hassan (31.0), Van Slyke (27.0), Noel (47.0), Mieses (7.0), Ahart (7.0), Herrera (3.0), Drake (4.0), Garlick (2.0), Mejia (3.0)