Four hours before first pitch Monday, the Dodgers roster still wasn’t set. They were expected to purchase the contracts of pitchers Will Ohman and Ronald Belisario and infielder Doug Mientkiewicz, but hadn’t cleared 40-man roster space yet. Delwyn Young was expected to go on the disabled list. What happens to Claudio Vargas remains to be seen. He hasn’t pitched in two weeks because of an elbow condition, although the club hasn’t confirmed a specific diagnosis. — Ken Gurnick

Russell Martin scratched with the flu.

 

15         Rafael Furcal (S)            SS

30         Orlando Hudson (S)        2B

99         Manny Ramirez             LF

16         Andre Ethier (L)             RF

27         Matt Kemp                    CF

7          James Loney (L)            1B

23         Casey Blake                  3B

12         Brad Ausmus                C

22         Clayton Kershaw (L)       LHP

Rafael Furcal              SS

Orlando Hudson          2B

Manny Ramirez           LF

Andre Ethier               RF

Russell Martin             C

James Loney              1B

Matt Kemp                 CF

Casey Blake              3B

Clayton Kershaw         P

The Dodgers Sunday morning gave a tryout to free-agent reliever Will Ohman. Manager Joe Torre and virtually the entire front office watched as the left-hander, victim of the free-agent market collapse, pitched to Dodgers Minor League hitters. — Ken Gurnick

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