Crawford caps rally, but Dodgers fall in Rancho
Carl Crawford drove in two to tie the game but the Quakes pull it out in the bottom of the inning.
Carl Crawford drove in two to tie the game but the Quakes pull it out in the bottom of the inning.
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The Korean import retired the final 23 batters he faced in spring training, and 29 of the last 30, including 12 straight Angels on Thursday night in the Freeway Series in Anaheim.
The Cuban outfielder has 11 hits in his last 15 at-bats, and a whopping 30 hits in 56 at-bats in Cactus League play.
Greinke has one final spring tune up start before his first scheduled regular season start on Apr. 5 against the Giants.
The Dodgers left fielder homered and made several throws in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Athletics, during which Beckett was roughed up for the first time all spring.
Ryu gave the Dodgers their longest outing of the spring, while the Cuban Missile led an offensive assault.
One of Chad Billingsley or Hyun-jin Ryu will start the second game of the season for the Dodgers on Apr. 2 against the Giants.
The Cuban outfielder is now hitting .521, the $147 man may not have to be placed on the disabled list after all, plus some news on a pair of injured shortstops.
Manager Don Mattingly, general manager Ned Colletti, and Puig himself weigh in on the latest exploits of the 22-year-old, .500-hitting Cuban outfielder with no spot to play on the big league club. Yet.
Crawford went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in on Monday, but perhaps more importantly has increased the intensity of his throwing in hopes of returning to the field soon.