New Dodger Shane Victorino gets into the action quickly

It didn’t take long for Shane Victorino to get settled in as a Dodger.

Arizona’s Gerardo Parra hit a fly ball on the first pitch of Wednesday’s game to the waiting Victorino in left field, and Victorino then led off for the Dodgers in the bottom half of the first inning.

Victorino, traded to the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, went hitless in four at-bats in the Dodgers’ 4-0 loss. But earlier, the veteran known as the “Flyin’ Hawaiian,” said he was excited to join the Dodgers and ready “to go out there and win.”

“Being here a few weeks ago and playing against these guys, I knew this was a good team,” said Victorino, whom the Dodgers acquired to be their regular left fielder and leadoff batter.

As he did with the Phillies, the switch-hitting Victorino wears No. 8. Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly had worn that number but switched to No. 12.

Originally drafted by the Dodgers in 1999, Victorino played with the Phillies when they won the National League East from 2007 to 2011, and won the World Series in 2008.

Leaving the Phillies “was the toughest part” of the trade with “my memories and all the things that I did there,” said Victorino, a two-time All-Star.

But Victorino, 31, said “the player that you guys see in a Phillies uniform, that’s the same player you’re going to see in Dodger blue.”

Victorino is batting .258 with nine home runs, 24 steals and 40 runs batted in this season. He was traded in exchange for reliever Josh Lindblom, minor league pitcher Ethan Martin and a player to be named or cash considerations.

Making room

After being released by the Angels early this season, Bobby Abreu joined the Dodgers and initially gave them a lift when Matt Kemp and others were injured.

But the 38-year-old Abreu had struggled recently, batting .143 (four for 28) since July 13, and with Victorino’s arrival as the Dodgers’ everyday left fielder, the team designated Abreu for assignment.

That means Abreu was taken off the Dodgers roster and put on waivers. If unclaimed, the Dodgers have 10 days to decide whether to trade him, send him to the minors or release him.

If he clears waivers and agrees to play at triple-A Albuquerque, “we’d still like a chance for him to be around” as a September call-up, Mattingly said.

“It was a tough one today, honestly,” Mattingly said of the Abreu decision. “To me he’s always been class.”

Abreu has 2,434 hits in his 17-year career.

Short hops

Jerry Hairston Jr., playing second base Wednesday, “should be OK” after he was left hobbling when Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt slid into him, Mattingly said. ... Reliever Brandon League, acquired by the Dodgers in a trade with the Seattle Mariners, faced two Diamondbacks, giving up one hit. ... The Dodgers are off Thursday and open a series Friday with the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium.

james.peltz@latimes.com