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(12-8) vs. DODGERS (12-9) Friday, March 17, 2017 – 7:05 p.m. | LHP Ariel Miranda (0-1, 5.87) vs. LHP (1-0, 0.90) Spring Game 22/Home Game 12 TV: SNLA Radio: AM 570

LET’S PLAY TWO!: The Dodgers will split the squad up 2017 Dodger Schedule tonight and play two games, one at Camelback Ranch vs. the Date Opp. Result Rec. Winner Loser Attend. 2/25 CWS W, 5-3 1-0 Castillo Soto 8,474 Mariners and one in Peoria against the Padres. Los Angeles 2/26 at MIL W, 10-8 2-0 Oaks Barbosa 4,528 beat the Mariners on Wednesday in Peoria, 12-8, and tonight 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 will be the final time the two teams play this spring. This 3/1 at SF W, 7-6 4-1 Younginer Kontos 9,279 evening on the road, L.A. will play of two games this 3/2 CLE W, 4-2 5-1 Hatcher Morimando 5,693 3/3 KC (SS) L, 2-7 5-2 Kennedy Hill 6,536 month against their division rivals, the , at ARI (SS) L, 3-15 5-3 Greinke McCarthy 11,079 with the other coming on March 28 at Camelback Ranch. 3/4 at CHI L, 3-9 5-4 Anderson Stewart 15,438 3/5 SEA (SS) W, 7-3 6-4 Ravin Owings 8,240 3/6 at COL L, 9-10 6-5 Chatwood Cash 7,427 In just 17 days, the Dodgers and Padres will open the 3/7 SF L, 2-4 6-6 Beede Avilan 10,777 2017 season at . The Monday, April 3/8 at MIL (SS) L, 2-7 6-7 Guerra Hill 3,689 3/9 Off Day 3 contest starts at 1:10 p.m. and will be televised 3/10 TEX W, 12-2 7-7 McCarthy Hamels 13,077 nationally on ESPN. 3/11 LAA W, 8-2 8-7 Avilan Norris 13,212 3/12 at KC (SS) W, 5-4 9-7 Kershaw Karns 9,197 In just five days, Dodger Stadium will host the CWS (SS) L, 5-15 9-8 Kahnle Istler 8,544 3/13 at LAA W, 3-1 10-8 Maeda Nolasco 9,111 championship of the World Classic, and 3/14 CIN W, 6-5 11-8 Avilan Adleman 6,624 game tickets are still available at 3/15 at SEA W, 12-7 12-8 Liberatore Aro 8,383 3/16 CHI L, 0-4 12-9 Butler Ryu 13,108 Dodgers.com/WBC. The semi-final games will take 3/17 at SD (SS) 7:05 PM place on March 20 and 21. 3/17 SEA (SS) 7:05 PM 3/18 at CWS 1:05 PM 3/19 Asia 2 1:05 PM THINKING OF DOC: The Dodgers’ thoughts and prayers 3/20 at CLE 1:05 PM are with Dave Roberts and his family, following the 3/21 MIL 1:05 PM 3/22 Off Day passing this morning of his father, Waymon, at the age of 68. 3/23 at TEX 4:05 PM Roberts has left camp and the games tonight will be managed 3/24 ARI 1:05 PM 3/25 OAK (SS) 1:05 PM by (vs. Seattle) and (at SD). 3/26 at TEX 1:05 PM

3/27 CWS 1:05 PM WHERE DID THE O GO?: The Dodgers were shut out by 3/28 SD (SS) 1:05 PM the Cubs yesterday at Camelback Ranch, 4-0, and collected at CIN (SS) 1:05 PM 3/29 at SEA 1:10 PM just three hits. On the mound, LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed 3/30 at LAA 7:07 PM one in 3.0 innings while striking out four. Out of the ‘pen, 3/31 at LAA 7:07 PM 4/1 LAA 6:10 PM (1.0 IP), (1.0) and Patrick RADIO DAYS: The Dodgers would like to welcome am Schuster (0.2) all tossed scoreless baseball. 570’s and Matt “Money” Smith to ON THE HILL: In the home game, Dodger ace Clayton Camelback Ranch for the next couple of days. The duo Kershaw will make his fifth start of the spring this evening. arrived in Arizona yesterday and today recorded PMS live at Kershaw has allowed just one run in 10.2 innings (0.90 ERA) McFadden’s restaurant at the Westgate. Petros and Money while striking out nine. In 21 starts last year, he went 12-4 with were joined by Dodger legend and had SNLA a 1.69 ERA, the lowest mark in the Majors among with broadcaster’s and on live this at least 140.0 or more innings. He also topped the big leagues afternoon. with a .184 opponents’ batting average, a 0.72 WHIP and a 15.64 -to-walk ratio. Due to the UCLA NCAA tournament game this evening, tonight’s Dodger game will be heard on Starting in Peoria will be LHP . Wood 1150 AM, instead of 570. make his fourth start of the spring and thus far has allowed three runs in 7.0 innings (3.86). The lefty FINAL FOUR: On Tuesday, two teams punched their tickets enters his third season with the Dodgers after appearing to WBC semi-finals at Dodger Stadium, with Team and in just 14 games (10 starts) last year due to a left elbow Team Netherlands advancing out of the Tokyo regional. impingement. Team Japan will work out at Camelback Ranch on Friday and

BRACKET CHALLENGE: Many Dodger players have a will play the Dodgers in an exhibition game at 1:05 p.m. on rooting interest with their schools in the NCAA tournament Sunday. Four teams are still in contention in round robin play field. ’s Michigan Wolverines are the seventh seed in San Diego: Puerto Rico (1-0), USA (1-0), Dominican Republic (0-1) and Venezuela (0-1). in the Midwest, Dave Roberts and ’s UCLA Bruins are the third seed in the South, ’s announced that he’ll join Team Arkansas Razorbacks are the eighth seed in the South and Netherlands for the final round at Dodger Stadium. ’s Miami Hurricanes are eighth seed in the Jansen is expected to depart from Glendale on Midwest, while ’s UNC Wilmington Sunday for the Netherlands’ semi-final game Seahawks (12th seed) lost to ’s Virginia Monday night. Cavaliers (5th seed) in the first round of the East region Kiké Hernández and Team Puerto Rico will play yesterday. the United States tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. PT. DODGER GREEN: In honor of St. Patrick’s Day the Adrián González, , and Dodgers will wear green hats for the games tonight. Did you returned to Dodger camp yesterday know the Dodgers have three members in the Irish American following Team Mexico’s and Team Italy’s Baseball Hall of Fame in ? Walter O’Malley elimination from the tournament. (Israel) and were inducted in 2009, while the 2013 is expected back in Glendale in the next few days. class featured former Dodgers President and owner and son of Walter, Peter O’Malley.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (Local) Opp. Location Probables TV/RADIO March 18/1:05 pm CWS Glendale RHP Carson Fulmer (1-0, 5.91) vs. RHP (1-1, 4.70) SNLA/KLAC CLUBHOUSE OPEN TOMORROW: 9:15 am-10:00 pm TEAM MEETING: 10:00 am-10:15 pm

TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS LHP Clayton Kershaw saw his hitless spring end during his last outing on March 12 when he pitched 4.0 innings and gave up two hits, one run and struck out four while earning his first win of 2017. His spring numbers still fantastic as he has gone 10.0 innings, struck out nine and posts a 0.90 ERA. Kershaw was limited by a back injury to just 21 starts last year, but went 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA, the lowest mark in the Majors among pitchers with at least 140.0 or more innings. He also topped the big leagues with a .184 opponents’ batting average, a 0.72 WHIP and a 15.64 strikeout-to-walk ratio, with 172 and only 11 walks in 149.0 innings.

RHP Kenley Jansen saw action on March 14 against the Reds going 0.2 innings, giving up two hits and one run. In 2016, Jansen became the Dodgers’ all-time leader in saves with 189 surpassing Eric Gagné (161). The right-handed was honored as the NL Reliever of the Year and was selected to his first-career All-Star game as he went 3-2 with 47 saves and a 1.83 ERA in 71 games while leading the Majors in WHIP (0.67) and opponents’ batting average (.150). Jansen boasts a 19-13 career record with 189 saves and a 2.20 ERA in 409 games.

RHP is expected to make his fifth appearance of the spring after last appearing on March 12 when he went 2.0 innings, gave up three hits and struck out three White Sox. The right-hander saw his first big league action last season, going 5-9 with a 3.96 ERA (44 ER/100.0 IP) in 22 games (14 starts) in four stints with the Dodgers. He made his Major League debut on at San Francisco, allowing just one run on 7.1 no- innings and did not factor in the decision, as he became the first to take a no-hit bid in his big league debut since Billy Rohr for the Red Sox on April 4, 1967.

RHP saw action on March 14 against the Reds when he pitched 1.1 innings and struck out two. The right-hander enters his eighth professional season and his first with the Dodgers after seeing his first big league action last year, making eight relief appearances with the Braves. In seven minor league season in the Red Sox (2010-15) and Braves (2016) organizations he posted a 22-31 career record with 20 saves and a 4.60 ERA in 195 games (44 starts). SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS Feb. 15 Signed RHP Sergio Romo to a one-year contract; placed RHP Yimi Garcia on the 60-day DL ( surgery) Feb. 18 Signed INF Chase Utley to a one-year contract; released INF/OF from the roster Feb. 19 Acquired minor league RHP Ryan Moseley from the Orioles in exchange for LHP Vidal Nuno Feb. 20 Signed OF Franklin Gutierrez to a one-year contract March 1 Acquired minor league INF and minor league RHP Aneurys Zabala from the Mariners in exchange for RHP March 13 Optioned and right-hander and reassigned Henry Ramos, right-hander and right-hander Ralston Cash to minor league camp

BREAKDOWN

Starts by Batting Order: Innings by Position: 1st: Forsythe (9), Ethier (5), Utley (6), Starts by Position: C: Grandal (50), Wilson (49), Barnes (40), Pederson (1) C: Grandal (10), Barnes (5), Wilson (6) Murphy (31), Farmer (10), Sawyer (6) 2nd: Seager (3), Turner (4), Barnes (1), Grandal 1B: Segedin (2), Davis (1), Bellinger (8), Van 1B: Segedin (10), Bellinger (70), Davis (4), (2), Toles (2), Utley (2), Puig (4), Pederson (3) Slyke (8), Gonzalez (2) Dickson (21), Van Slyke (43), Rios (6), 3rd: Turner (7), Utley (1), Grandal (3), Pederson 2B: Forsythe (9), Utley (10), Fernandez (1), Beaty (2), Gonzalez (11), Sawyer (5), (2) Van Slyke (1), Ethier (1), Gutierrez (2), Calhoun (1) Locastro (13), Beaty (3) Gonzalez (1), Bellinger (1), Thompson (1), Puig 3B: Turner (9), Culberson (6), Segedin (1), 2B: Forsythe (38), Culberson (5), Utley (44), (1) Sweeney (5) Sweeney (10), Fernandez (43), Mejia (3), 4th: Grandal (5), Van Slyke (3), Gutierrez (3), SS: Seager (3), Taylor (8), Hernandez (4), Taylor (3), Ahmed (4), Hernandez (5), Puig (3), Segedin (1), Hernandez (1), Culberson (6) Calhoun (36) Gonzalez (2), Thompson (2), Bellinger (1) LF: Toles (3), Ethier (7), Ramos (1), Verdugo 3B: Turner (40), Sweeney (39), Culberson (32), 5th: Gutierrez (5), Hernandez (2), Pederson (2), (1), Holt (4), Gutierrez (6), Dickson (1) Segedin (19), Ahmed (9), Mejia (6), Rios (8), Utley (1), Toles (1), Van Slyke (2), Grandal (2) CF: Pederson (12), Hernandez (1), Pederson (1), Farmer (10), Davis (13), Fernandez (10) Bellinger (3), Wilson (2), Puig (1) Toles (1), Eibner (2), Taylor (1), Peters (1) SS: Seager (12), Hernandez (38), Taylor (53), 6th: Pederson (4), Barnes (2), Puig (1), Thompson (2) Culberson (41), Sweeney (20), Locastro (1), Bellinger (2), Eibner (1), Van Slyke (2), Toles RF: Puig (11), Van Slyke (1), Ramos (2), Ahmed (2), Mejia (7), Jackson (9), Estevez (3) (1), Hernandez (1), Segedin (1), Holt (1), Gutierez (1), Toles (3), Thompson (1), Eibner LF: Toles (22), Holt (48), Ethier (19), Eibner Wilson (2), Sweeney (1), Culberson (1), (1), Eibner (1) (12), Verdugo (5), Ramos (5), Segedin (3), Dickson (6) DH: Gutierrez (3), Turner (2), Grandal (2), Bellinger (4), Dickson (19), Gutierrez (34), 7th: Puig (1), Davis (1), Toles (2), Dickson (1), Dickson (3), Ethier (1), Holt (1), Van Slyke (1), Allie (2), Garlick (5), Diaz (4) Wilson (1), Fernandez (1), Barnes (4), Eibner Gonzalez (1), Bellinger (1), Barnes (2), Wilson CF: Pederson (52), Taylor (14), Verdugo (20), (1), Culberson (2), Van Slyke (2), Calhoun (1), (1) Hernandez (4), Eibner (54), Toles (5), Landon Holt (1), Taylor (2), Gutierrez (1) (2), Ramos (6), Mieses (3). Holt (3), Peters (9), 8th: Toles (1), Taylor (5), Bellinger (2), Thompson (10), Sweeney (4) Culberson (4), Wilson (1), Eibner (2), RF: Puig (52), Eibner (13), Van Slyke (4), Hernandez (1), Sweeney (3), Barnes (1) Ramos (15), Allie (43), Holt (17), Gutierrez (6), Holt (1) Toles (11), Bellinger (3), Thompson (6), Mieses 9th: Segedin (1), Culberson (5), Ramos (3), (4) Verdugo (1), Holt (2), Taylor (2), Sweeney (1), Kershaw (1), Peters (1), Dickson (1), Hill (1), Eibner (1), Ryu (1)

RECORD: ATTENDANCE: DAY: 10-8-0 NIGHT: 2-1-0 HOME: 102,165 AVERAGE: 9,288 HOME:6-5-0 ROAD: 6-4-0 ROAD: 82,386 AVERAGE: 8,239 VS. NL: 5-7-0 VS. AL:7-2-0 TOTAL: 184,551 AVERAGE: 8,788

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