Vicente Padilla got his spring off to a great start by going six up, six down against the White Sox today. New Dodger Reed Johnson drove in a pair, and the Dodgers took the first exhibition game of 2010, 8-3.
Even though the game was at Camelback Ranch, the Dodgers were the away team, as the teams will flip-flop those roles tomorrow. Must be nice to not have to travel anywhere the first couple of games.
Padilla didn't exactly face many juggernauts, but he did retire Carlos Quentin and Paul Konerko. Most importantly, he said his right leg was just fine. You know, the leg that was shot by his shooting instructor. Let's hope that guy didn't make the trip.
This is spring training, so it's not like it's worth going into great detail about the game. But I will say who did well. Johnson was 1-for-2 with two runs driven in, Manny Ramirez had two hits, and Ramon Ortiz struck out three in two scoreless innings.
Garrett Anderson did not make an appearance, and ditto for old friend Juan Pierre. Perhaps they both will on Saturday.
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