The club made no announcement why, but Jason Schmidt is listed as the starting pitcher on the lineup posted in the Dodgers clubhouse. As of yesterday afternoon, Schmidt was scheduled to pitch in a Minor League game and Eric Stults was starting the Major League game against the Padres.

 

Rafael Furcal             SS

Orlando Hudson         2B

Manny Ramirez          LF

Andre Ethier               RF

Russell Martin            C

James Loney             1B

Matt Kemp                 RF

Casey Blake              3B

Jason Schmidt           P

Manny will be the DH, Casey Blake’s still not back after the birth of his third child.

 

Rafael Furcal              SS

Orlando Hudson          2B

Manny Ramirez          DH

Andre Ethier               RF

Russell Martin             C

James Loney              1B

Matt Kemp                 CF

Juan Pierre                 LF

Blake DeWitt              3B

Randy Wolf                 P

Manny starts, but Casey Blake went home for the birth of his third child.

 

Rafael Furcal           SS

Orlando Hudson       2B

Manny Ramirez        LF

Andre Ethier             RF

Russell Martin          C

James Loney           1B

Matt Kemp              CF

Blake DeWitt           3B

Hiroki Kuroda           P

No Manny for the bus ride to Tucson:

75        Xavier Paul (L)                         RF

12        Brad Ausmus                            C

7          James Loney (L)                       1B

27        Matt Kemp                              CF

33        Blake DeWitt (L)                     3B

17        Jason Repko                            LF

60        Chin-lung Hu                            SS

14        Juan Castro*                            2B

52        James McDonald (L)                RHP

Rafael Furcal          SS

Orlando Hudson      2B

Manny Ramirez       LF

Andre Ethier            RF

Russell Martin         C

Casey Blake           3B

Doug Mientkiewicz  1B

Juan Pierre             CF

Eric Stults               P

Pitching against a lineup of High Single-A Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, Jason Schmidt pitched three innings, allowing two runs on six hits with three strikeouts, a walk and wild pitch. Schmidt hit a high of 88 mph but afterward said his arm felt better than it had since his two shoulder operations.

Shawn Estes, on a crash course to become a situational left-hander, relieved Schmidt and allowed two unearned runs on one hit in one inning. — Ken Gurnick

15         Rafael Furcal (S)             SS

30         Orlando Hudson (S)        2B

99         Manny Ramirez              DH

16         Andre Ethier (L)              RF

23         Casey Blake                   3B

7          James Loney (L)             1B

9          Juan Pierre (L)                CF

12         Brad Ausmus                 C

17         Jason Repko                  LF

 

22         Clayton Kershaw            LHP

Three innings after Chad Billingsley left Monday’s Dodgers game with a mild strained right groin, utility infielder Mark Loretta left for the same reason. Loretta is expected to be the club’s primary utilityman and pinch-hitter. — Ken Gurnick

Veteran starting pitcher Shawn Estes Monday agreed to report to the Dodgers’ Minor League camp and attempt a transition to left-handed relief specialist. Estes, cut Sunday with a choice of reporting to the Minor Leagues or receiving his release, said the compromise was raised in a meeting he had Sunday with general manager Ned Colletti. The Dodgers have been unsuccessful finding a second left-handed reliever to compliment Hong-Chih Kuo. — Ken Gurnick

Non-roster utility infielder Luis Maza, who played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, returned to Camelback Ranch-Glendale. He’s got his work cut out to make the team as a utility infielder in competition with Blake DeWitt, Juan Castro, Doug Mientkiewicz and Chin-lung Hu. — Ken Gurnick