Chicago White Sox defeat Dodgers, 5-1

Chicago White Sox 5, Dodgers 1
At Phoenix
AT THE PLATE:James Loney, in his first appearance since returning from the team’s Taiwan trip, hit a home run over the right-field fence against starter Jake Peavy. Manny Ramirez, who also made the Taiwan trip, was hitless in two at-bats with a walk as the designated hitter at Camelback Ranch.
ON THE MOUND:Right-hander Russ Ortiz, making his first start of the spring after throwing five innings of scoreless relief, gave up two runs and six hits in four innings. Reliever Ramon Troncosco gave up a three-run home run to Andruw Jones.
EXTRA BASES:On a day when both teams wore green hats, and the Dodgers wore green jerseys as well, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, no Dodger had more than two hits and eight were strikeout victims.
UP NEXT:Right-hander Chad Billingsley is scheduled to start Thursday’s 1 p.m. game against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch.
ON THE AIR:TV: Prime Ticket.
--Jim Peltz