Cleveland Indians (2-2-1) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (4-1) Thursday, March 2, 2017 – 1:05 p.m. MT | Camelback Ranch RHP Danny Salazar (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 0.00) Spring Game 6/Home Game 3 TV: None Radio: AM 570 BACK AT THE RANCH: The Dodgers (4-1) take on the 2017 Dodger Spring Training Schedule reigning AL champs this afternoon, playing the first of two Date Opp. Result Rec. Winner Loser Attend. 2/25 CWS W, 5-3 1-0 Castillo Soto 8,474 games against the Cleveland Indians this spring. This season, the 2/26 at MIL W, 10-8 2-0 Oaks Barbosa 4,528 Dodgers travel to Cleveland for three games June 13-15, 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 marking their first trip to the “2-1-6” since 2003. The Tribe 3/1 at SF W, 7-6 4-1 Younginer Kontos 9,279 visited Dodger Stadium for Interleague matchups in 2008 and 3/2 CLE 1:05 PM 2014. L.A. is 5-4 in nine games all-time against the Indians. 3/3 KC (SS) 1:05 PM at ARI (SS) 1:05 PM JUST WIN BABY: The Dodgers improved to 4-1 in Cactus 3/4 at CHI 1:05 PM 3/5 SEA (SS) 1:05 PM League play by virtue of a 7-6 win over the Giants under the 3/6 at COL 1:10 PM lights in Scottsdale last night. The big blow was a three-run 3/7 SF 1:05 PM 3/8 at MIL (SS) 1:05 PM homer by center fielder Joc Pederson that turned a 5-3 deficit 3/9 Off Day into a 6-5 lead. The homer was Pederson’s first of 2017, after the 3/10 TEX 7:05 PM 24-year old hit 26 homers in 2015 and 25 last season. Elsewhere 3/11 LAA 1:05 PM 3/12 at KC (SS) 1:05 PM at the plate, Henry Ramos cracked a two-run triple and Charlie CWS (SS) 7:05 PM Culberson started a three-run second inning with an RBI single. 3/13 at LAA 1:05 PM 3/14 CIN 1:05 PM On the mound, Ralston Cash, Patrick Schuster, Shea 3/15 at SEA 1:10 PM Spitzbarth and Michael Johnson all tossed scoreless innings. 3/16 CHI 1:05 PM 3/17 at SD (SS) 7:05 PM ACE ON THE HILL: Dodger All-Star Clayton Kershaw will 3/17 SEA (SS) 7:05 PM 3/18 at CWS 1:05 PM make his second spring start this afternoon after firing 1.0 3/19 Asia 2 1:05 PM perfect inning in the Cactus League opener on Feb, 25 vs. the 3/20 at CLE 1:05 PM 3/21 MIL 1:05 PM White Sox. Kershaw will also make his seventh consecutive 3/22 Off Day Opening Day start on Monday, April 3 vs. San Diego at Dodger 3/23 at TEX 4:05 PM Stadium, which would tie him with Don Sutton (1972-78) for 3/24 ARI 1:05 PM 3/25 OAK (SS) 1:05 PM the most consecutive lid-lifting starts as well as tying him with 3/26 at TEX 1:05 PM Sutton and Don Drysdale (1958-61, ’63, ’65, ’69) for the most 3/27 CWS 1:05 PM 3/28 SD (SS) 1:05 PM OD starts overall with seven. at CIN (SS) 1:05 PM 3/29 at SEA 1:10 PM GOING WORLDWIDE: Ike Davis left camp following 3/30 at LAA 7:07 PM Sunday’s game in preparation for the World Baseball Classic, 3/31 at LAA 7:07 PM where he will suit up for Team Israel. Other Dodgers 4/1 LAA 6:10 PM representing their homelands include Rob Segedin, who leaves LET’S PLAY TWO: Dodger Stadium will host two highly camp for Team Italy on Sunday, March 5, Kiké Hernández anticipated events this March, with the Dodger Stadium College (Puerto Rico, departs on Monday, March 6) and the Team Baseball Classic this Sunday, March 5 and the World Baseball Mexico trio (Sergio Romo, Alex Verdugo and Adrián Classic championship and semi-final games March 20-22 th González) will also leave the 6 . The College Baseball Classic features a doubleheader The start of the WBC is four days away, with the first with the University of San Diego vs. Michigan at 11:00 games taking place on Monday, March 6 in Korea. a.m. followed by USC vs. UCLA at 3:00 p.m. Tickets TRADEWINDS: Yesterday, the Dodgers acquired minor league begin at just $10 for both matchups (student tickets are shortstop Drew Jackson and minor league right-handed pitcher $5) and can be purchased at Dodgers.com/classic. Aneurys Zabala from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chase De Jong. Jackson, 23, has a career All three WBC games begin at 6:00 p.m. and tickets .288 batting average with 63 stolen bases, eight home runs and can be purchased at Dodgers.com/WBC. 73 RBI along with a .363 on-base percentage in 183 games over A LOOK BACK: The Dodgers posted a 91-71 record in 2016, two professional seasons with the Mariners organization. Zabala, en route to their fourth consecutive division title and a trip to the 20, has a 4-13 record with a 4.49 ERA and has recorded four National League Championship Series, their fourth appearance saves in 44 career games (12 starts) over three minor league in the LCS in the last nine years since 2008. It marked the first seasons with the Mariners. time in franchise history that the Dodgers reached postseason JACKIE UNIVERSITY: This weekend, Kids 4 Dodgers play in four straight seasons, and they became the first club in Baseball, now entering its fourth season, will host more than 500 NL West history to win the division four years in a row. students from 10 Glendale elementary schools and other Los Angeles won 90+ games for the fourth consecutive community organizations across Glendale, AZ. The kids will season, a feat that had only previously been participate in an all-inclusive Spring Training game day accomplished once in team history, 1951-56 (6). experience at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Before each game (today, tomorrow and Sunday), the Dodgers will lead a Q&A Dodger pitchers combined to set a single-season MLB session based on Jackie Robinson’s impact on baseball and record with 1,510 strikeouts, shattering the previous mark of 1,450 Ks by the 2014 Indians. American society, an educational workshop with video and group activities. Following Sunday’s game, Dodger players will The Dodgers used a franchise record-tying 55 total invite preselected youth groups to a baseball clinic on the field players and 31 different pitchers (both records of Camelback Ranch-Glendale. In addition, special guests originally set in 2015 on a club that saw 28 different offering their perspective on Robinson will include manager players spend time on the DL, the most for any team in Dave Roberts and Dodger legend Maury Wills. the last 30 years since at least 1987. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (Local) Opp. Location Probables TV/RADIO March 3/1:05 pm KC Camelback-Ranch LHP Rich Hill vs. RHP Ian Kennedy NONE 1:10 pm at ARI Talking Stick RHP Brandon McCarthy vs. Zack Greinke NONE CLUBHOUSE OPEN TOMORROW MORNING: 8:00-9:00 a.m. TEAM MEETING: 9:00-9:20 a.m. TODAY’S PROBABLE PITCHERS LHP Clayton Kershaw opened the Dodgers’ Cactus League season on Feb. 25, against the Chicago White Sox tossing one perfect inning in addition to striking out one. 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 strikeouts and only 11 walks in 149.0 innings. LHP Alex Wood last appeared during the Dodgers Spring Training opener where he pitched two innings giving up three hits, two runs and striking out one. 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. RHP Kenley Jansen is expected to make his 2017 Cactus League debut coming off of a historic season and his eighth with the Dodgers. In 2016, Jansen became the Dodgers’ all-time leader in saves with 189 surpassing Eric Gagné (161). The right- handed closer was honored as the Trevor Hoffman 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.