Getting your player ready...
With Manny Ramirez set to be paroled from baseball jail Friday, Juan Pierre will return to the bench. But Pierre, who went 1-for-4 Thursday, will not be iced. “Manny isn’t going to play every day when he first comes back,” third base coach Larry Bowa said. “I expect Pierre to be in there two-to-three games a week.”
Hip Hawpe.
Brad Hawpe finished 12-for-35 on the road trip after another multihit game. Hawpe is batting .333.
One-run wonders.
The Dodgers are 17-8 in one-run games, the most such wins in the majors. They are 14-2 at home in those games.
Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post
