10:12 AM ET, Sun March 14, 2010

Diamondbacks top Dodgers 7-3

East Valley Tribune — TUCSON — Los Angeles Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley threw three scoreless innings in a 7-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Tucson Electric Park on Saturday. He allowed three hits, struck out four and walked one, lowering his spring ERA to 1.80. Full Cactus League coverage

Arizona Diamondbacks 10 hours ago

March 13 game chat

Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — From Vin Scully Is My Homeboy: CHiPs stops Lasorda. Dodgers at Diamondbacks, 12:05 p.m. Ivan DeJesus, SS Blake DeWitt, 2B Reed Johnson, CF Doug Mientkiewicz, DH A.J. Ellis, C Jay Gibbons, 1B Jason Repko, RF Andrew Lambo, LF Pedro Baez, 3B (Chad Billingsley, P) DT LINEUP CARD MODULE

Los Angeles Dodgers 17 hours ago

Train Springing Thane Grid: 12:05p @ Reticulated Pythons

Sons of Steve Garvey — Clayton Kershaw throws in yesterday's game. His line: 3.0 IP, 2H, 2 BB, 3K, 0R. Matt Kemp, refreshingly jet lag-free. WWE "diva" Eve Torres prepares to throw the ceremonial first pitch. A lady never hurls in high heels. From Dodgers.com: The Dodgers make their first of two treks to Tucson, Ariz., for their final spring look at the division-rival D-backs (they'll bus back on March 30 to play the Rockies), with Chad Billingsley scheduled to make the start, his second. The teams played to a 4-4 tie on Wednesday. photos by Juan Ocampo/Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers 18 hours ago

Community Projection: Pablo Sandoval

McCovey Chronicles — More photos » Eric Risberg - AP San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval hits an RBI single of Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley during the first inning of their spring training game in Scottsdale, Ariz., Monday, March 8, 2010. Upon reaching first, Sandoval muttered, "Man, that guy has really let himself go." Browse more photos » Last season, Pablo Sandoval hit .330 with a .387 on-base percentage and a .556 slugging percentage. He led the team in walks and home runs, and was tied for s...

San Francisco Giants March 9, 2010

Dodgers lose to Giants, 3-2

Los Angeles Times — Matt Kemp hits the team’s first home run in exhibition play, but starting pitchers Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw experience mixed results. San Francisco Giants 3, Dodgers 2 >>> Scottsdale, Ariz.

Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010

Dodgers/Giants Spring Training Game Thread (March 8, 2010)

Sons of Steve Garvey — Sure, it's only spring training. But with Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw scheduled to start for the Dodgers, and the Giants' Tim Lincecum (pushed back from Sunday's rainout vs. Kansas City) trying to rebound from a confidence-crushing spring debut of 1 IP, 3 ER, 33-pitches, this promises to be interesting. Should the weather hold up, that is.

Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010

A.J. Ellis' alarm goes off (as imagined by me)

Dodgers Thoughts | ESPN Los Angeles — US Presswire A.J. Ellis I'm up. I'm awake. I'm the starting catcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dodgers at Giants, 12:05 p.m. Today's Lineup Rafael Furcal, SS Matt Kemp, CF Andre Ethier, RF Manny Ramirez, DH James Loney, 1B Casey Blake, 3B Blake DeWitt, 2B Reed Johnson, LF A.J. Ellis, C (Chad Billingsley, P) I don't know what's going to happen in the future. Russell Martin, it seems, will probably be out past Opening Day – though these things are unpredictable.  The fans and the media are assuming the worst, but you never know when good fortune will blindside them. And it would be...

Los Angeles Dodgers March 8, 2010

Mondays Giants lineup

Extra Baggs | San Jose Mercury News — Dodgers and Giants. Still havent gotten used to that in spring training. Another new sight: Kevin Frandsen with a first baseman’s glove. Both teams agreed to use a DH today. It will be Manny Ramirez for the Dodgers. Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw both skedded to pitch for LA. CF Rowand SS Renteria 3B Sandoval C Molina DH Lewis 2B Uribe LF Bowker 1B [...]

San Francisco Giants March 8, 2010

Card Sharps

Sons of Steve Garvey — From @DodgertownUSA: Chad Billingsley and James Loney at Matt Kemp's "Ante Up for Autism" fundraiser last night. Earlier at SoSG: James Loney Is Also a Slick-Dressing, Smooth-Talking Poker Aficionado

Los Angeles Dodgers March 7, 2010

It's a beautiful day for a ballgame, and a guess at the 25-man roster

Dodgers Blog | Los Angeles Times — Today is the first spring game of the season for the Dodgers, which makes it an absolutely perfect time to play that impossible guessing game: The final 25-man roster. This is positively, absolutely guaranteed not to be the 25 guys the Dodgers open the regular season with. Too much will happen over the next four weeks. Someone will get hurt. Someone will surprise. Someone will disappoint. There could be a trade. But guessing before they play a single spring game is the fun of it. So here’s one guess: Pitchers (12): Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda, Vicente Padilla, James...

Los Angeles Dodgers March 5, 2010
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