The Dodgers picked up a critical run in Sunday's 3-1 win over Arizona because of an obscure rules technicality. 

--RHP James McDonald is headed back to the bullpen following his first major league start, a disaster on Friday night in which he imploded in the third inning and either walked or hit four consecutive batters and threw his next pitch into the turf about 2 

The Dodgers' offense, projected before the season to be one of the most dangerous in the National League, had yet to really kick into high gear through April 12. 

Two international music acts that performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration events will take center stage atDodger Stadium today. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks had trouble scoring runs for Dan Haren in his 2009 debut. 

Orlando Hudson homered, doubled and drove in three runs against his former team, and the Los Angeles Dodgers spoiled Arizona's All-Star selection celebration with an 11-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night. 

Orlando Hudson crashed the Arizona Diamondbacks' All-Star party on Saturday night, putting a damper on a nice day for his former team. 

Although the Manny Ramirez signing grabbed all the headlines, it was the Orlando Hudson signing that threw the Dodgers' roster situation into uncertainty after it had appeared such a lock that Blake DeWitt would be the guy who replaced Jeff Kent at second 

Although the Manny Ramirez signing grabbed all the headlines, it was the Orlando Hudson signing that threw the Dodgers' roster situation into uncertainty after it had appeared such a lock that Blake DeWitt would be the guy who replaced Jeff Kent at second 

The Dodgers will place right-hander and opening-day starter Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a mild strain of his left oblique, a move that was mostly precautionary for a condition that isn't believed to be serious. 

--RHP Chad Billingsley has won his last five decisions dating to last Aug. 

The Dodgers will place right-hander and opening-day starter Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a mild strain of his left oblique, a move that was mostly precautionary for a condition that isn't believed to be serious. 

--RHP Chad Billingsley has won his last five decisions dating to last Aug. 

The dream that James McDonald was living on Friday night quickly turned into the nightmare. 

The dream that James McDonald was living on Friday night quickly turned into the nightmare.