Dodgers new second baseman Orlando Hudson was scratched from the starting lineup one hour before Wednesday’s exhibition game against the Giants. Hudson said he had to leave early to attend to personal business, that there was nothing wrong with him physically and he expected to play Thursday. He’s coming off a serious injury to his left wrist, which required two operations and cut short his 2008 season, but it hasn’t seemed to bother him since he arrived after signing 11 days ago. He was replaced in the lineup by Chin-lung Hu. — Ken Gurnick