--INF Blake DeWitt will be staying in the majors for a while. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti had said when DeWitt was promoted on Friday to take the roster spot of injured veteran Doug Mientkiewicz that a better solution might be found outside the organization, but Colletti said Wednesday he is no longer looking to make a move. The concern with DeWitt is that he might not get enough playing time in the majors to keep his development on track, as he is now batting .182 in just 12 plate appearances in the 12 games the Dodgers have played with him on their active roster.
--RHP James McDonald will remain in the rotation for now. The Dodgers are one game into a 20-game stretch without an off day, during which they will need a fifth starter four times. McDonald's next start will come Saturday night at Colorado. McDonald gave the Dodgers 4 1/3 shutout innings Sunday against Colorado, although he needed 96 pitches to get that far in his first start in nine days. BY THE NUMBERS: .448 -- Collective on-base percentage for the Dodgers during their first homestand of the season, which saw them run the table against San Francisco and Colorado. The Dodgers scored 50 runs in the six games. As a team, they batted .367 (77-for-21) with 11 home runs.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I was just trying not to pull an oblique or fall down, so I guess I was 2-for-2 in that area. Manny (Ramirez) gave me one of his bats before I went up there, which was good because mine are all apparently in other cities. I used my own (batting) gloves, so send those to the Hall of Fame." -- LHP Will Ohman, who delivered an RBI single in his fifth career plate appearance Saturday against Colorado.
