The Dodgers Will Split the Squad up Tonight and Play Two
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (12-9) vs. San Diego Padres (6-12) Friday, March 17, 2017 – 7:10 p.m. | Camelback Ranch LHP Alex Wood (0-0, 3.86) vs. RHP Walter Lockett (1-0, 1.00) Spring Game 23/Road Game 11 TV: None Radio: None LET’S PLAY TWO!: The Dodgers will split the squad up 2017 Dodger Spring Training 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 the first 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 San Diego Padres, 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 Dodger Stadium. 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 Baseball 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 manager 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 Bob Geren (vs. Seattle) and Bill Haselman (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 run 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 Brandon Morrow (1.0 IP), Grant Dayton (1.0) and Patrick RADIO DAYS: The Dodgers would like to welcome am Schuster (0.2) all tossed scoreless baseball. 570’s Petros Papadakis 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 Eric Karros and had SNLA a 1.69 ERA, the lowest mark in the Majors among pitchers with broadcaster’s Orel Hershiser and Joe Davis 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 strikeout-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 Alex Wood. 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 Japan 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. Rich Hill’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 Chase Utley’s UCLA Bruins are the third seed in the South, Logan Forsythe’s Kenley Jansen announced that he’ll join Team Arkansas Razorbacks are the eighth seed in the South and Netherlands for the final round at Dodger Stadium. Yasmani Grandal’s Miami Hurricanes are eighth seed in the Jansen is expected to depart from Glendale on Midwest, while Chris Hatcher’s UNC Wilmington Sunday for the Netherlands’ semi-final game Seahawks (12th seed) lost to Chris Taylor’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, Sergio Romo, Rob Segedin and Dodgers will wear green hats for the games tonight. Did you Alex Verdugo 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 New York City? Walter O’Malley elimination from the tournament. Ike Davis (Israel) and Steve Garvey 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 Kenta Maeda (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 Alex Wood last appeared on March 12 against the White Sox when he went 3.0 innings, gave up three hits, one run and struck out three. The lefty enters his third season with the Dodgers after appearing in just 14 games (10 starts) last year due to a left elbow impingement. Despite a 3.73 ERA, Wood went just 1-4, while limiting opposing hitters to a .245 batting average with 66 strikeouts against just 20 walks in 60.1 innings. After his lengthy DL stint, Wood returned to the active roster as a reliever on Sept. 19 and was on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster vs. the Cubs. LHP Luis Avilan earned his second consecutive win of the spring on March 14 when he pitched 0.1 inning and struck out one against the Reds. He enters his sixth MLB season and third with the Dodgers. The lefty reliever has a 15-6 career record with a 2.98 ERA in 268 career relief appearances between Atlanta (2012-2015) and the Dodgers (2015-2016). RHP Fabio Castillo saw action as part of a split squad match up against the Royals on March 12 when he pitched 2.0 hitless innings and walked one. The 28-year-old split the 2016 season between the Padres and the Hanwa Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization. RHP Steve Geltz continued his impressive spring on March 14 when he pitched 1.0 hitless inning and struck out one against the Reds. His spring numbers now stand at 5.0 innings, three hits, one run and five strikeouts.