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Texas Rangers (2-9) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (6-7) Friday, March 10, 2017 – 7:05 p.m. MT | Camelback Ranch LHP Cole Hamels (---) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (0-1, 9.00) Spring Game 14/Home Game 7 TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570 NIGHT MOVES: The Dodgers look to snap a three-game slide 2017 Dodger Spring Training Schedule vs. the Rangers this evening in front of a sold out Camelback Date Opp. Result Rec. Winner Loser Attend. 2/25 CWS W, 5-3 1-0 Castillo Soto 8,474 Ranch crowd. The Dodgers will tussle with Texas two more 2/26 at MIL W, 10-8 2-0 Oaks Barbosa 4,528 times this spring, making the trip to Surprise on March 23 (4:05 2/27 COL L, 1-7 2-1 Gray Maeda 4,294 2/28 at COL W, 14-3 3-1 Urías Freeland 4,255 p.m.) and March 26 (1:05). For the Rangers, left-hander Cole 3/1 at SF W, 7-6 4-1 Younginer Kontos 9,279 Hamels will make his Cactus League debut vs. Los Angeles 3/2 CLE W, 4-2 5-1 Hatcher Morimando 5,693 today. 3/3 KC (SS) L, 2-7 5-2 Kennedy Hill 6,536 at ARI (SS) L, 3-15 5-3 Greinke McCarthy 11,079 3/4 at CHI L, 3-9 5-4 Anderson Stewart 15,438 Opening Day is less than a month away, with the 3/5 SEA (SS) W, 7-3 6-4 Ravin Owings 8,240 Dodgers taking on the Padres on April 3 in LA. 3/6 at COL L, 9-10 6-5 Chatwood Cash 7,427 3/7 SF L, 2-4 6-6 Beede Avilan 10,777 TRENDING DOWN: The Dodgers fell to the Brewers on 3/8 at MIL (SS) L, 2-7 6-7 Guerra Hill 3,689 3/9 Off Day Wednesday, 7-2, collecting just three hits in the process. Joc 3/10 TEX 7:05 PM Pederson led off the game with his third home run of the spring, 3/11 LAA 1:05 PM 3/12 at KC (SS) 1:05 PM but it was all downhill from there as starter Rich Hill allowed CWS (SS) 7:05 PM three runs in 1.2 innings. Other than Pederson’s power display, 3/13 at LAA 1:05 PM 3/14 CIN 1:05 PM the lone bright spot for the Dodgers were 2.0 scoreless innings 3/15 at SEA 1:10 PM out of the ‘pen for Trevor Oaks, who has now fired 6.0 shutout 3/16 CHI 1:05 PM frames this spring to go along with six strikeouts. 3/17 at SD (SS) 7:05 PM 3/17 SEA (SS) 7:05 PM 3/18 at CWS 1:05 PM ON THE MOUND: Veteran right-hander Brandon McCarthy 3/19 Asia 2 1:05 PM will make his second start of the spring, after allowing two runs 3/20 at CLE 1:05 PM in 2.0 innings last Friday vs. Arizona. McCarthy went 2-3 with a 3/21 MIL 1:05 PM 3/22 Off Day 4.95 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) for the Dodgers in 2016, 3/23 at TEX 4:05 PM coming back from April 20, 2015 Tommy John surgery. 3/24 ARI 1:05 PM 3/25 OAK (SS) 1:05 PM McCarthy returned on July 3 and went 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA (4 3/26 at TEX 1:05 PM ER/22.1 IP) in four starts, before being placed back on the DL 3/27 CWS 1:05 PM 3/28 SD (SS) 1:05 PM on Aug. 14-Sept. 25 with right hip stiffness. at CIN (SS) 1:05 PM 3/29 at SEA 1:10 PM McCarthy will be followed to the hill by left-hander 3/30 at LAA 7:07 PM Julio Urías, who is set to make his third Cactus 3/31 at LAA 7:07 PM League appearance. 4/1 LAA 6:10 PM BLOW OUT THE CANDLES: The Dodgers would like to I KNOW THAT GUY: The Dodgers would like to welcome wish a very happy birthday to non-roster outfielder Tyler Holt, James Loney back to Camelback Ranch this afternoon. Loney is who turns 28 today. In 10 Cactus League games, Holt has the designated hitter batting sixth today and trained with Los quietly been on fire, hitting .533 (8-for-15) with four runs Angeles at Camelback Ranch from 2009-12. The Houston, TX scored. He leads the club in both hits and average this spring. native played in 896 games (479-417, .535) with the Dodgers from 2006-12, hitting .284 with 71 homers and 451 RBI. The WHAT’S NEXT?: Tomorrow, Dodger left-hander Hyun-Jin 2002 first-round pick (19th overall) drove in 90, 90 and 88 runs Ryu is set to appear in his first Cactus League game and will be in three consecutive years from 2008-10. backed up by Brock Stewart. For the split-squad games on Sunday, the Dodgers will send Clayton Kershaw to Surprise for COMING SOON…: The Dodgers placed four players on the afternoon contest against the Royals and Alex Wood will Baseball America’s 2017 Top-100 Prospects list – Cody take the mound for the night game against the White Sox. Bellinger at No.7, along with No. 26 Yadier Alvarez (RHP), No. 58 Alex Verdugo (OF) and No. 92 Willie Calhoun. BATTER UP: Major League Baseball on Tuesday launched the 2017 Honorary Bat Girl Contest online at HonoraryBatGirl.com GOING WORLDWIDE: Dodger camp has thinned out, as Rob for fans to share stories of how they, or their loved ones, are Segedin (Italy), Kiké Hernández (Puerto Rico), Ike Davis supporting the cause to raise awareness and find a cure for breast (Israel), Sergio Romo (Mexico), Adrián González (Mexico) cancer. The contest will identify one fan per MLB Club who has and Alex Verdugo (Mexico) have all joined their World a personal connection to the disease and has demonstrated a Baseball Classic teams. In a wild one, Team Italy beat Team commitment to battling cancer. Supporters have the opportunity Mexico in each team’s first game last night, 10-9. Puerto Rico to vote online for these inspirational stories. Winners will begins tournament play vs. Venezuela today at 7:00 p.m. MT. receive pink MLB merchandise and be recognized during their All three teams are in Pool D in Jalisco, Mexico. favorite club’s pre-game ceremonies on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14. Davis led the upstart Israeli squad to a 3-0 record in pool play and his squad will advance to the next round A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 91-71 record in 2016, in Tokyo, where they begin play tomorrow against en route to their fourth consecutive division title and a trip to the Cuba. Davis has gone 5-for-10 with three runs, a National League Championship Series, their fourth appearance double, a triple and two RBI. in the LCS in the last nine years since 2008. It marked the first In Team Italy’s come-from-behind victory, Segedin time in franchise history that the Dodgers reached postseason blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Yovani play in four straight seasons, and they became the first club in NL West history to win the division four years in a row. Gallardo. González went 0-for-5, while Verdugo was 3- for-5 for Mexico. On the mound, Romo tossed a Los Angeles won 90+ games for the fourth consecutive scoreless eighth inning, before Mexico coughed up five season, a feat that had only previously been runs in the bottom of the ninth. accomplished once in team history, 1951-56 (6). Dodger Stadium will host the semi-finals of the WBC Dodger pitchers combined to set a single-season MLB on March 20-21 and the championship of the record with 1,510 strikeouts, shattering the previous tournament on March 22. Tickets can be purchased at mark of 1,450 Ks by the 2014 Indians. Dodgers.com/WBC. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (Local) Opp. Location Probables TV/RADIO March 11/1:05 pm LAA Glendale RHP Garrett Richards (0-1, 13.50) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (---) SNLA/KTNQ CLUBHOUSE OPEN SATURDAY MORNING: 9:00-9:50 am TEAM MEETING: 9:50-10:20 am TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS RHP Brandon McCarthy looks to make his second appearance of the spring after facing Arizona on March 3 as part of a split squad when he pitched 2.0 innings, gave up two hits and two runs and was tagged with the loss. After starting last year 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA (4 ER/22.1 IP) through four starts, McCarthy struggled down the stretch, going 0-3 with a 9.17 ERA (18 ER/17.2 IP) in his final six games (five starts). The 33-year-old spent two seasons with Arizona in 2013-14, going 8-21 with a 4.75 ERA in 40 starts. LHP Julio Urías will make his third appearance of the spring after pitching 2.0 innings against Seattle in which he gave up no runs or hits and struck out two. The lefty saw his first Major League action last year and enters his fifth professional season with the Dodgers. In his debut season the 20-year-old phenom went 5-2 with a 3.39 ERA in 18 games (15 starts).