The Dodgers will add nine players for the September roster expansion from either the disabled list or the minor leagues. Although the intricate rules for when players can be added made it especially confusing as to when those players would arrive, the three players coming off the disabled list -- pitcher Scott Proctor and outfielders Andruw Jones and Delwyn Young -- are expected to join the club on Monday.
The only thing that could change that is if Jones isn't healthy enough to play. He spent most of his rehabilitation assignment with Class AAA Las Vegas at first base after he injured his left knee stepping in a hole in the outfield. The club recalled infielder Chin-lung Hu after Sunday night's game when second baseman Jeff Kent was placed on the disabled list. Also expected to be recalled are top pitching prospect James McDonald, pitchers Eric Stults and Clayton Kershaw and outfielder Jason Repko.
Kershaw's call-up is only a formality. He was optioned to Las Vegas after Thursday night's loss at Washington, but only to clear a roster spot, and he was always scheduled to start on Tuesday night against San Diego.
The Dodgers also will purchase the contract of catcher A.J. Ellis.
DODGERS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 1: The Dodgers hung eight runs, six of them earned, on a completely ineffective Brandon Webb, who was gone with one out in the fourth inning Sunday night. Derek Lowe pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits, for his first career victory at Chase Field. Andre Ethier and Casey Blake homered, both in the first inning, to stake the Dodgers to a 4-0 lead. Ethier also drove in a run with a double in the fourth.
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