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• Game 1 stud Van Slyke sits in finale
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Scott Van Slyke, the unlikely offensive star in Saturday's 3-1 Dodgers win, was on the bench to start Game 2 of the Opening Series, replaced in left field by Mike...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Australian Major Leaguers proud of homeland
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Sunday was the last day of baseball at the Sydney Cricket Ground, for now, but lasting impressions have been made. The field played well, the stands were full of lively...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Kershaw able to flip switch in Australia
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The day after the season opener went so well, left-hander Clayton Kershaw explained why many of the Dodgers were apprehensive about making this trip to...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• San Diego Padres announce starting assignments for Dodgers' first series in North America.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  San Diego Padres manager Bud Black told reporters in Peoria, Arizona on Saturday that Andrew Cashner, Ian Kennedy and Tyson Ross will start in that order against the...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Dee Gordon, Mike Baxter are in the Dodgers' lineup for Game 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY - Dee Gordon is leading off and playing second base, and Scott Van Slyke is out of the lineup one day after his big Opening Day performance against the Arizona...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Hyun-Jin Ryu in a familiar time zone
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY -- Hyun-Jin Ryu's older brother and a good friend flew to Australia to watch him pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday and his parents will be watching...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Tonight's lineups for Game 2 of Opening Series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and D-backs released their lineups for Saturday's game in Sydney.
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Zack Greinke looks sharp, Carl Crawford fiancee has baby boy
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Zack Greinke appeared to be rounding into shape Saturday, and that wasn't even the big news from Camelback Ranch.
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Naturally, Dodgers get regular Clayton Kershaw, not spring version
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  There now, feel better?
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers put Beckett and Kemp on DL before opener
  From the Web › USA Today
  Dodgers put RHP Josh Beckett and OF Matt Kemp on 15-day DL before season opener in Australia
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Fans Down Under appreciate MLB experience
  From the Web › MLB.com
  If there were any lingering questions about the level of baseball knowledge fans in Australia would display during Opening Series 2014, they were put to rest Saturday in...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis: "It didn't feel like Opening Day," and other Game 1 observations.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY - If we were to focus just on the baseball, Opening Day followed a very predictable script. Clayton Kershaw was the best pitcher in the ballpark. The Dodgers'...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Cahill and Ryu set for Opening Series Game 2
  From the Web › MLB.com
  On the heels of the Dodgers' 3-1 win in the first game of the 2014 season, Trevor Cahill will be looking to lift the D-backs to a split in the Opening Series, while...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 7:35 AM
• Kershaw awesome in Australia as Dodgers win opener
  From the Web › USA Today
  SYDNEY, Australia -- Baseball moved its regular season opener Down Under, but that had little effect on one of the game's near-certainties: Clayton Kershaw's dominance...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Kershaw, Dodgers win season opener vs. Diamondbacks in Australia
  From the Web › SI.com
  Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers got the 2014 MLB season underway with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks in Australia.
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Scott Van Slyke leads Dodgers past Arizona, 3-1, in season opener
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  SYDNEY, Australia – Scott Van Slyke knows this won't last forever. When Carl Crawford and Matt Kemp return, Van Slyke will be the Dodgers' fifth...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Dodgers beat Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on Opening Day in Sydney, Australia
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY, Australia >> The air was warm and slightly humid when Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley delivered the first pitch of the season to Yasiel Puig at 8 p.m...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Rapid Reaction: Dodgers 3, D-backs 1
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY -- The Los Angeles Dodgers may have journeyed to Australia a bit grudgingly, but when they got here they made the most of it.The players seemed to have a good...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Kershaw, Dodgers top D-backs in Australia
  From the Web › ESPN
  Clayton Kershaw flashed his Cy Young form, Scott Van Slyke homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the Major League Baseball season with a 3-1 win over the Arizona...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Opening G'Day, Mate: Kershaw crafts a gem
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw put on his typical Opening Game show for the Aussies on Saturday while Scott Van Slyke homered and doubled as the Dodgers beat the rival D-backs, 3-1, in...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Clayton Kershaw, Scott Van Slyke lead Dodgers past Diamondbacks in opener
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Clayton Kershaw tossed 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Scott Van Slyke doubled and homered as the Dodgers topped the Diamondbacks 3-1 in Saturday's opener in...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Selig delighted by reception in Australia
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is as ecstatic as ever about the state of the game. That was the main takeaway from his press conference at Sydney Cricket...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Here's the first pitch of the 2014 season
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  After a slight weather delay, play got underway between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks in Australia just after 5 a.m. EDT this morning, and a long winter officially ended...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Ryu has high expectations for second season
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu heads into his start in the finale of the Opening Series on Sunday with high expectations for his second season with the Dodgers.
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 3:35 AM
• Selig 'has faith' Dodgers will iron out TV deal
  From the Web › ESPN
  Vin Scully was behind the microphone for the start of his 59th season Saturday night, but on Opening Day the majority of Los Angeles households couldn't hear the Hall of...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 2:35 AM
• Joc Pederson cut by Dodgers, sees Australia trip as a benefit
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  SYDNEY, Australia –- Joc Pederson didn't make the Dodgers' opening day roster, but the outfield prospect thinks traveling with the team to Australia will help him...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 1:35 AM
• Bud Selig chimes in on Dodgers' TV holdup
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY -- Vin Scully was behind the microphone for the start of his 59th season Saturday night, but on Opening Day the majority of Los Angeles households couldn't hear...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 1:35 AM
• Kemp homers in Minor League game
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, who officially hit the disabled list when the Dodgers set their roster for Saturday's season opener, went 2-for-4 with a home run and a...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 1:35 AM
• Weather an issue in Sydney ahead of opener
  From the Web › ESPN
  Rain and thunderstorms were threatening to affect pre-game festivities for the Major League Baseball season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona...
  Share • March 22, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Dodgers, Diamondbacks announce Opening Day rosters and lineups.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY - Greetings from tomorrow. The Dodgers, as expected, trimmed their roster to 25 this afternoon. Outfielder Joc Pederson, pitcher Zach Lee and infielder Miguel...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• D-backs' bus has flat tire en route to opener
  From the Web › ESPN
  Some Arizona Diamondbacks players had to walk the last half mile to Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday when one of the team buses had a flat tire ahead of their Major...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Alex Guerrero on Dodgers' 25-man roster, Tim Federowicz optioned
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers announced their 25-man roster before opening the regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia, and if it mostly came out as expected, it...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Live blog: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks in season opener in Australia
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  At 1 a.m., Los Angeles time, the Dodgers open the season on the other side of the planet, facing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Follow Daily News Reporter J.P. Hoornstra's...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Sydney getting up-close introduction to Dodgers, baseball
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY, Australia - Baseball is on the lips of the people of Sydney. It's on the banners hanging from the lamps above the city streets, right alongside a Disney...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Beckett, Kemp to DL before Dodgers' opener
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Josh Beckett and outfielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Friday in paring their active roster to 25 players for the...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers put Beckett and Kemp on 15-day DL
  From the Web › SI.com
  SYDNEY The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Josh Beckett and outfielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Friday in paring their active roster to 25 players for...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers make tough choice at catcher
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers' roster for Saturday's season opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sydney Cricket Ground included Alex Guerrero and Drew Butera but excluded Tim...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers will carry Alexander Guerrero on their Opening Day roster
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  We're mere hours away from the official start of the regular season, when the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will square off in Australia. The Dodgers have made some...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Back in Phoenix, Dodgers' Matt Kemp gets it going at the plate
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Matt Kemp stirred Friday, which was a good sign as his teammates prepared to open the season in Australia.
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers in Australia - TV schedule
  From the Web › USA Today
  Staying up late tonight to watch live as the Arizona Diamondbacks-Los Angeles Dodgers open the 2014 MLB season in Sydney, Australia? Game time is 1 a.m. ET Saturday...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Shut-out fans caught in middle, pay the price in Dodgers-cable battle
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  It's a beautiful day for a ballgame, just not for viewing it on TV. It's time to pay the piper, and no one seems too eager to play the game outside the game.
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers, Diamondbacks go down under for Opening Day in Australia
  From the Web › SI.com
  The 2014 MLB season kicks off late Friday night as the Dodgers and Diamondbacks clash in Australia.
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Billingsley throws first live BP session
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley faced a hitter for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last year during a 15-pitch live batting-practice session against...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Where is Champion Broadband and why do we care it signed up for the Dodgers' SportsNet L.A. channel?
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers and Time Warner Cable have actually used real human resources to breathlessly announce simultaneously this morning that a company purported to be named...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• The Dodgers Opening Day lineup announced — Yasiel Puig leading off
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Don Mattingly said he'd do it, and he has. Here's the Dodgers Opening Day lineup, featuring Yasiel Puig in the leadoff slot: 1. Yasiel Puig RF 2. Justin Turner 2B 3...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers-Diamondbacks feud over?
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY -- They wouldn't rumble Down Under, would they?The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks were chosen to be the 2014 ambassadors of Major League Baseball...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• D-backs, Dodgers get season started Down Under
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The quest for Major League Baseball's 110th World Series opens on Saturday in Sydney, Australia, where the National League West rival Arizona Diamondbacks and Los...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Josh Beckett thrives, Matt Kemp struggles, in Dodgers' latest minor-league spring training game.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Josh Beckett threw four mostly successful innings against the Cincinnati Reds' Triple-A club at Camelback Ranch on Thursday. It was his first appearance since being...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 2:35 AM
• Sydney Cricket Ground proves to be a fair host
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A wind blowing out during Tuesday's workout gave Dodgers hitters the impression that Sydney Cricket Ground may favor the offenses, but Wednesday's batting practice and...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 1:35 AM
• Dodgers' rich international history on display in Sydney
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Tommy Lasorda's 2000 gold medal in Sydney was just another example of the rich history that the Dodgers have in international baseball, which is on display again as they...
  Share • March 21, 2014 at 12:35 AM
• Yasiel Puig to bat leadoff for Dodgers on opening day
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Justin Turner will start at second base in place of Dee GordonSYDNEY, Australia -- With left-hander Wade Miley pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks on opening day...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 11:35 PM
• Mattingly unveils his Opening Day lineup
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY – So, this is where it begins.It may be happening 7,500 miles from Los Angeles and be televised at 1 a.m. on the West Coast. It may be taking place in a...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Mattingly: Gonzalez (back) likely for opener
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he expects first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to be healthy enough to play in the team's first regular-season game Saturday...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Dodgers give Justin Turner the Opening Day nod at second base.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  JJustin Turner will bat second and play second base, when the Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks on Opening Day at 1 a.m. Pacific Time Saturday in Sydney, Australia...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Padres turn to Cashner for start in opener
  From the Web › ESPN
  Andrew Cashner was picked to start for the San Diego Padres on opening day against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Inbox: Beat reporters break down Aussie series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With Opening Day fast approaching, D-backs beat reporter Steve Gilbert sat down with Dodgers beat reporter Ken Gurnick to answer some questions from fans. They took the...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers set lineup for opener against D-backs
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Yasiel Puig will bat leadoff, Justin Turner will bat second starting at second base and Scott Van Slyke will be the left fielder when the Dodgers open the regular season...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Mattingly expects Adrian to start Aussie opener
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he expects Adrian Gonzalez to be in the starting lineup in Saturday night's season opener despite the tight lower back that forced his...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 8:35 PM
• Dodgers, Diamondbacks have a budding rivalry
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  When Mark Ellis was hit by a Patrick Corbin pitch two batters into the Dodgers' first game against the Diamondbacks last year, it seemed innocent enough. By June 11...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers' roster for games in Sydney has familiar look
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  SYDNEY ROSTERPitchersJose Dominguez: 23-year-old with blazing fastball pushed Javy Guerra out the doorJ.P. Howell: One of only two left-handed relievers making the...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Dodgers projections: Pitching matchups and probable lineups for Diamondbacks games
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  PITCHING MATCHUPSGame 1: Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw) vs. Diamondbacks (Wade Miley), 1 a.m. PST Saturday. TV: SportsNet L.A. (Time Warner Cable).Game 2: Dodgers (Hyun-Jin...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• MLB relaxes rules for Dodgers, Diamondbacks for Opening Day
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Because their season begins Saturday, the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks had shorter spring trainings than every other major-league team. MLB allowed each team some...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Andrew Cashner to start Opening Day for Padres
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Padres manager Bud Black announced earlier this evening that right-hander Andrew Cashner will start the team's season opener against the Dodgers on March 30. It will be...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett look improved, Matt Kemp still struggling
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The wounded, the recovering and the expectant were all back at it Thursday at the Dodgers' complex in Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, and the news appeared to be mostly...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Complacency never an option for determined Kershaw
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Clayton Kershaw can win multiple Cy Young Awards like Sandy Koufax. He can win three consecutive ERA titles like Greg Maddux, post sub-2.00 ERAs like Pedro Martinez and...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Inbox: Beat writers break down Aussie series
  From the Web › MLB.com
  With Opening Day fast approaching, D-backs beat writer Steve Gilbert sat down with Dodgers beat writer Ken Gurnick to answer some questions from fans. They took the most...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers stars stateside rehabbing from injuries
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Carl Crawford, who missed a day with mild right should inflammation, went 3-for-3 with a homer and an RBI single in a Minor League game against the Reds at Camelback...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers P.R. Director: we want to give news out to MLB.com because they'll spin it the way we want
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  This is likely to anger a lot of folks. Dodgers Public Relations Director Joe Jareck is down in Sydney and had this to say about how teams release news: Jareck said this...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Dodgers try to get their Australian slang on [Video]
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
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  Share • March 20, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Watch: Puig throws out runner versus Australia
  From the Web › SI.com
  While you were sleeping or feverishly trying to finish your NCAA tournament bracket, Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers were playing an exhibition game against the Australian...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Despite perception, Dodgers enjoying trip
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY -- Clayton Kershaw's wife, Ellen, surprised him on his 26th birthday. She arranged to have a handler deliver a kangaroo to a park near the Dodgers' team hotel...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Puig gets jolt of confidence as spring wanes
  From the Web › ESPN
  SYDNEY – Don Mattingly has taken to calling this a "year of transition" for Yasiel Puig, which, at first blush, hints at trouble. Puig batted .517 in spring...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Great Moments in Base Running: Australian runner gunned down by Puig
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Fun stuff from that Dodgers-Australia game this morning: Yes, that was a strong throw from Puig. But I feel like this is way more on the Australian third base coach than...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM
• Adrian Gonzalez leaves Dodgers-Australia exhibition game with lower-back tightness
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  While you were sleeping, the Dodgers were playing the Australian national team in an exhibition game. Yep, just a harmless exhibition game: Adrian Gonzalez came out of...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM
• Adrian Gonzalez exits early, Yasiel Puig homers in win in Australia
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  SYDNEY, Australia -- Two days before opening day, Adrian Gonzalez had to be removed in the fourth inning of an exhibition game against an Australian league all-star team...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Dodgers' slumping Puig homers vs. Australia
  From the Web › ESPN
  Yasiel Puig broke out of a spring-long batting slump to hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning Thursday and lead the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-2 win over...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Adrian plans to play opener despite sore back
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has lower back tightness he thinks was triggered by sightseeing, but it shouldn't keep him from starting Opening Night against the...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 5:35 AM
• Puig leads comeback against Team Australia
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig slugged his first home run of the exhibition season and threw a runner out at the plate as the Dodgers edged Team Australia Thursday...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Adrian pulled with sore back
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was removed from Thursday night's exhibition game against Team Australia in the fourth inning with lower back tightness.
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 4:35 AM
• Coaches prepare players for Cricket Ground nuance
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Sydney Cricket Ground, which hosts the Opening Series between the Dodgers and D-backs this weekend, has an expansive amount of foul ground that caused coaches to point...
  Share • March 20, 2014 at 2:35 AM