Dodgers shut out the Angels, 4-0

Dodgers 4, Angels 0
Tempe, Ariz.
AT THE PLATE:
The Angels managed seven hits against six pitchers, including two each by
Howie Kendrick
and
Brandon Wood
.
Torii Hunter
, however, struck out three times. For the Dodgers,
Garret Anderson
drove in
Blake DeWitt
with a first-inning single and
Angelo Songco
hit a solo home run to right field.
ON THE MOUND:
Two of the three Angels pitchers who made their spring debuts looked shaky, but reliever
Kevin Jepsen
struck out two and walked one in a scoreless sixth inning. Starter
Scott Kazmir
, on the other hand, gave up two runs and five hits and walked two in 2 1/3 innings while reliever
Fernando Rodney
gave up two singles, walked two and failed to finish the fifth. The Dodgers’
Ramon Ortiz
threw four innings, striking out five, and
Charlie Haeger
threw one inning, giving up one hit and striking out two.
EXTRA BASES:
Hunter made a strong throw home and catcher
Jeff Mathis
made a grab to nail
Doug Mientkiewicz
, who was trying to score from second base on
A.J. Ellis’
fourth-inning single. Angels left fielder
Cory Aldridge
made a sliding catch of
Andre Ethier’s
fly down the line in the first and a superb diving catch of
Matt Wallach’s
drive to the gap in the eighth. Anderson started in left field and drew applause from the sellout Angels crowd in his first at-bat.
UP NEXT FOR ANGELS:
Jered Weaver
will start against San Diego right-hander
Jon Garland
in Tuesday’s 1 p.m. game at Peoria, Ariz.
UP NEXT FOR DODGERS:
Tuesday is a day off for the Dodgers.
ANGELS ON THE AIR:
Radio: 830.
—Mike DiGiovanna and Jim Peltz