--RHP Jason Schmidt is expected to pitch in an intrasquad game in extended spring training Wednesday. If that goes well, he will make one more start in extended spring on Monday, then officially begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment with the Dodgers' Class AAA Albuquerque affiliate on April 18. Schmidt is still trying to pitch his way back to the majors for the first time since undergoing shoulder surgery in June 2007.

--RHP Ronald Belisario, who made the club out of minor league camp, made his major league debut in the eighth inning Tuesday, retiring Kevin Kouzmanoff, Chase Headley and Edgar Gonzalez in order. Belisario previously had never pitched above the Class AA level. He was part of the Dodgers' first round of spring cuts on March 6, but he pitched well enough in a handful of late-spring Cactus League appearances, for which he was borrowed from the minor league side, that club officials decided to clear a 40-man roster spot and add him to the team.

--3B Casey Blake has struck out four times in his first eight plate appearances, the most strikeouts of any player on a team that has now struck out a collective 20 times in its first two games. Blake is 0-for-5 overall, but he has walked twice and has driven in a run with a sacrifice fly. He is the only Dodgers regular without a hit.

MEDICAL WATCH:

RHP Claudio Vargas (right elbow tendinitis) went on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to April 6.

OF Delwyn Young (right elbow impingement) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27.

RHP Jason Schmidt (right shoulder surgery) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 30. He was set to begin a rehab assignment as soon as the minor league season begins.

ROTATION:

1. RHP Hiroki Kuroda

2. LHP Randy Wolf

3. RHP Chad Billingsley

4. LHP Clayton Kershaw

5. RHP James McDonald

BULLPEN:

RHP Jonathan Broxton (closer)

LHP Hong-Chih Kuo

RHP Guillermo Mota

LHP Will Ohman

RHP Ronald Belisario

RHP Ramon Troncoso

RHP Cory Wade

LINEUP:

1. SS Rafael Furcal

2. 2B Orlando Hudson

3. LF Manny Ramirez

4. RF Andre Ethier

5. C Russell Martin

6. 1B James Loney

7. CF Matt Kemp

8. 3B Casey Blake

RESERVES:

C Brad Ausmus

INF Blake DeWitt

INF Mark Loretta

INF Doug Mientkiewicz

OF Juan Pierre