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Dodgers' Don Mattingly has relief in sight
Manager knows who will be the team's closer and who will be the set-up guys, a departure from the uncertainty of previous seasons.
Spring training: Oakland 7, Dodgers 4
Andre Ethier and Carl Crawford each hit a home run, but Josh Beckett is roughed up by the Athletics.
Carl Crawford confident he'll be in opening-day lineup
Four-time All-Star plays outfield for first time since Aug. 19, when he was with Boston Red Sox. Says he'll be 'real comfortable by April 1.'
Dodgers 10, Chicago White Sox 4
Outfield prospect Yasiel Puig has three more hits, including a double, to raise his spring average to .547.
Luis Cruz homers twice in Dodgers' 6-5 exhibition loss to Reds
Clayton Kershaw gives up three runs and throws 105 pitches in his next-to-last start before his opening day assignment.
Magic Johnson tells players it's winnin' time
Minority owner Magic Johnson makes first visit to spring camp and talks to players about his favorite topic. 'It was basically about winning,' Carl Crawford says.
Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez to undergo surgery on thumb
He is expected to be out until mid-May after suffering a torn ligament during the World Baseball Classic, leaving Dodgers with uninspiring options.
Spring training: Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 4
Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis goes two for three to raise his spring training average to .393.
Dodgers get good news on Zack Greinke, await word on Hanley Ramirez
Right-hander says he feels great after pitching for the first time in nearly three weeks, but the results of an MRI exam on the shortstop's injured right thumb are not known yet.
Spring training: Kansas City 7, Dodgers 2
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig is two for two, including a triple, raising batting average to .521.
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig impresses countryman
Outfielder, 22, has another big Cactus League game, this time against the Oakland Athletics and fellow Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, who believes Puig is ready for the major leagues.
Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez injures right thumb in WBC final
Third baseman on the Dominican Republic team that beats Puerto Rico, 3-0, to win the tournament jams the thumb while diving for a grounder. He is expected to have an MRI exam Wednesday in Arizona.
Spring training: Dodgers 7, Oakland Athletics 1
Dodgers' Jerry Hairston Jr. homers and doubles. Chris Capuano started in place of Chad Billingsley.
When Page 2 faces dire medical situation, Dodgers come in for the save
The columnist has the Dodgers to thank for getting him to the emergency room after he suffered a mini-stroke. He should be OK, but will the same be said of the Dodgers?
