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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (11-10-1) at Chicago White Sox (10-10-2) Saturday, March 17, 2018 – 1:05 p.m. MT | Camelback Ranch - Glendale LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0, 13.50) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (0-0, 16.87) Spring Game 23/Road Game 12 TV: SportsNet LA Radio: AM 570 (English); AM 1020 (Spanish) NEIGHBORING DUEL: The Dodgers this afternoon will face their 2018 Dodger Spring Training Schedule Camelback Ranch neighbors, the Chicago White Sox, for the third time Date Opp. Time Rec. Winner Loser Attend. this spring with Los Angeles being the “road team.” The Boys in Blue 2/23 CWS W, 13-5 1-0 Lee Danish 6,813 have come up victorious in both their meetings against the White Sox this 2/24 SF L, 3-9 1-1 Okert Bañuelos 13,141 at KC L, 4-8 1-2 Smith Broussard 5,020 spring, as the team won 13-5 on Feb. 23 in the Cactus League opener and 2/25 at SEA L, 0-2 1-3 Nicasio Alexander 7,504 7-6 on March 2. The clubs will face off once more next week on March 2/26 at TEX W, 9-6 2-3 Wood Minor 3,109 24, before the Dodgers head back to Los Angeles for a three-game 2/27 TEX T, 4-4 2-3-1 4,598 Freeway Series against the Angels on March 25-27. 2/28 at SD L, 5-10 2-4-1 Wieck Lowe 2,781 3/1 CLE L, 7-8 2-5-1 Marshall Moseley 5,725 The Dodgers have 11 more exhibition games this spring, 3/2 at CWS W, 7-6 3-5-1 Chopping Walsh 7,423 including four at CR-G. Following the Freeway Series against 3/3 ARI W, 14-6 4-5-1 Wood Ray 13,186 the Angels, the Dodgers will open the 2018 season on March 3/4 at SF W, 9-3 5-5-1 Maeda Samardzija 12,141 29 against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium, which 3/5 CLE W, 8-1 6-5-1 Copping Merritt 6,889 3/6 at CHI L, 9-5 6-6-1 Darvish Font 14, 479 will be nationally broadcasted on ESPN. 3/7 at LAA W, 4-2 7-6-1 Stewart Lamb 5,650 RECAP: The Dodgers dropped their second consecutive game yesterday 3/8 at CLE L, 1-4 7-7-1 Torres Alexander 8,002 with a 4-1 defeat against the Diamondbacks and now hold a 11-10-1 3/9 KC W, 6-4 8-7-1 Cingrani Machado 10,594 3/10 CHI W, 6-5 9-7-1 Buehler Mills 13,226 record this spring. At the plate, Cody Bellinger drove in the lone run for 3/11 at COL W, 13-7 10-7-1 Ryu Marquez 12,640 Los Angeles, as he stroked his second Cactus League home run with a 3/12 MIL L, 6-7 10-8-1 Drake Culver 9,164 solo shot in the fourth inning. Kyle Farmer, who was the designated 3/13 Off Day hitter in yesterday’s contest, continued his hot hitting as he went 1-for-2 3/14 COL W, 11-6 11-8-1 Baez Musgrave 11,498 and raised his spring batting average to .478 (11-for-23). On the mound, 3/15 KC L, 14-8 11-9-1 Hammel Hill 10,917 3/16 at ARI L, 1-4 11-10-1 Koch Font 13,796 Dodger top prospect Walker Buehler made his first Cactus League start 3/17 at CWS 1:05 PM and struck out two in 2.0 hitless innings. In two games (one start), 3/18 at MIL 1:05 PM Buehler has struck out seven against just one walk in 4.0 scoreless SD 1:05 PM innings, while holding the opposition to a .077 average. Non-roster 3/19 OAK 7:05 PM invitee Pat Venditte tossed another scoreless outing, after striking out 3/20 at OAK 1:05 PM 3/21 Off Day one and issuing one walk in an inning of relief. The ambidextrous pitcher 3/22 LAA 7:05 PM has allowed just one run in 9.1 innings of relief this spring, while striking 3/23 at KC 1:05 PM out 12 against three walks. 3/24 CWS 12:05 PM 3/25 at LAA 6:07 PM The Dodgers’ 56 doubles this spring are the most in the Majors. 3/26 LAA 7:10 PM The team also ranks among the top in the big leagues in 3/27 LAA 7:10 PM slugging percentage (.512, 3rd), OPS (.862, 3rd), home runs (37, 3rd), RBI (128, 3rd), run scored (144, 3rd) and batting average COUNTDOWN TO OPENING DAY: After today, the Dodgers have (.282, 6th). less than two weeks until Opening Day, presented by Bank of America, against the San Francisco Giants on March 29. The last time the two R-YU READY?: Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his second teams faced off at Dodger Stadium Opening Day was in 2014, where the Cactus League start this afternoon against the White Sox. The southpaw Dodgers lost 8-4. made his spring debut on March 11 against the Rockies, allowing four runs on two hits in 2.2 innings, while striking out two against two walks Opening Day ceremonies will celebrate the Dodgers’ 60 years as he recorded the win in the Dodgers’ 13-7 victory. In 2017, his first full in Los Angeles, including a salute to the 30th anniversary of season since 2014 after recovering from shoulder surgery (2015-16) and the 1988 World Champions and a ceremonial first pitch by elbow tendonitis (2016), Ryu went 5-9 with one save and posted a 3.77 Kirk Gibson on March 29. The team will also partner with the ERA in 25 games (24 starts). Last season, he struck out 116 batters Kirk Gibson Foundation (more information: against 45 walks in 126.2 innings, holding opposing hitters to a .263 kirkgibsonfoundation.org) to raise awareness and support for Parkinson’s Disease research. average, including a .240 mark against righties. DODGER GREEN: In honor of St. Patrick’s Day the Dodgers will wear The first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance on March 30 will green hats and socks for the game today. Did you know the Dodgers have receive a special edition Kirk Gibson bobblehead presented by three members in the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame in New York Bank of America and fans can also enjoy the season’s first City? Walter O’Malley and Steve Garvey were inducted in 2009, while Friday Night Fireworks presented by Denny’s. The Dodgers’ the 2013 class featured former Dodgers President and owner and son of game-worn jerseys from Friday’s game along with 88 limited- Walter, Peter O’Malley. edition autographed bobbleheads will be auctioned off by Dodger legend Steve Garvey has served as a guest instructor LADF online from April 9-30 with proceeds going to the Kirk for the club the past couple of days. The 10-time All-Star, 1974 Gibson Foundation. National League MVP and the 1981 World Series co-MVP, The Dodgers will honor the 2017 pennant-winning team with a posted a .294/.329/.446 slashline in 2,332 games over 19 big special pregame video tribute and a National League league seasons with Los Angeles (1969-82) and San Diego championship ring presentation ceremony on Saturday, March (1983-87). 31. A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 104-58 record in 2017, becoming the first team in NL West history to win the division in five FROM THE STADIUM TO THE SEA: Tomorrow, more than 24,000 consecutive seasons. The team earned a World Series berth after runners from 63 countries will participate in the 2018 Los Angeles defeating the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, 4 games to 1, and finished the Marathon. This year the Justin Turner Foundation has been selected as season with their first NL Pennant since 1988. the Official Charity of the race and will use the event to raise funds to help individuals and families in need. The race will begin at Dodger The Dodgers posted the seventh 100-win season in franchise Stadium at 6:30 am and will continue all the way to Santa Monica with history (third in Los Angeles history) and first since 1974 (102- the finish line placed at the intersection of Ocean Ave. and California 60). The Dodgers won 90+ games for the fifth consecutive Ave. season, a feat that had only previously been accomplished once in franchise history, 1951-56 (6). DODGERS DREAMFIELDS: The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation will have a groundbreaking ceremony this Monday at Rimgrove Park of L.A. finished with the best record in the Majors for the first La Puente to kick off the construction of its 48th and 49th Dodgers time since 1974 and the NL ‘s best record for the first time since Dreamfields. LADF, the county of Los Angeles and other partners will 2009. The Dodgers set an L.A. record for victories with 104 invest $492,000 into the construction of the two fields, which will (104-58), tying for the second most in franchise history (also: provide a safe place for youth to conduct positive recreational activity in 1942, 104-50) and finishing one shy of the club record of 105 their own neighborhoods.