

“There’s going to be some competition for that QB1 spot,” said senior linebacker Darius Muasau.įor a moment Tuesday, a five-star freshman won. But this was an early glimpse at the most scintillating story line of the season: Who’ll claim the starting spot behind center after the graduation of Dorian-Thompson Robinson? It was the tiniest of drills inside the Bruins’ first spring practice of the year Tuesday morning - a simple accuracy exercise trying to throw pigskins into three small pockets outlined on a backstop. UCLA FOOTBALLįrom Luca Evans: Ball after ball bounced off the netting in target practice, UCLA quarterbacks generally on target but an inch or two shy of perfection.
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The Angels’ runs came in the eighth on Hunter Renfroe’s RBI single and a sacrifice fly.

It was Hernandez’s 15th mult-homer game, and it came after he opened the season 1 for 17. Hernández hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a three-run shot in the fifth off Jose Suarez (0-1) to put the Mariners up 6-0. Castillo has given up no runs and three hits and struck out 12 in 11 2/3 innings over two starts. Luis Castillo (1-0) turned in a second straight strong outing, giving two hits and striking out six in 5 2/3 shutout innings. Teoscar Hernández and AJ Pollock each hit two homers and combined to drive in nine runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Angels 11-2 on Tuesday night. Michael Grove overcomes illness as Dodgers’ young pitching experiment begins ANGELS DODGERSįrom Mike DiGiovanna: The Dodgers traded their feast-or-famine offense for a Happy Medium Meal on Tuesday night, combining a solid-but-not-spectacular offense with some stout pitching from Julio Urías for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies before a sellout crowd of 52,290 in Chavez Ravine.Ī lineup that produced 31 runs and 33 hits in their three wins and scored two runs on nine hits and went 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position in two losses managed just seven hits on Tuesday night, though three were home runs by Will Smith, Jason Heyward and Max Muncy.īut the Dodgers didn’t need to pummel the Rockies to make a winner out of Urias, who allowed five hits, struck out six and walked none in six shutout innings and escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the third. X-clinched playoff spot e-eliminated from playoff contention. 7-10 qualify for tournament for last two playoff spotsĩ. Westbrook understands the scrutiny that will follow his reunion with the team whose union went from celebrated to sour in a year and a half, but said it would not change how he approaches the game.
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With each rival stuck in the muddled morass that is the Western Conference standings, and each desperately attempting to avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament - with its slimmer margin for error than a seven-game first-round series - Westbrook will be the Clippers’ starting point guard as he faces his former team for the first time since the Lakers dealt him at February’s trade deadline. That will continue Wednesday, when the 34-year-old point guard will be at the center of one of the most consequential games between the Clippers and Lakers in recent memory. Russell Westbrook’s history is intertwined with Los Angeles. Become a subscriber.įrom Andrew Greif: Before catching a flight back to Southern California late Saturday night, the player who spent high school in Lawndale and college in Westwood threw on a Dodgers cap. Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Enjoying this newsletter? Consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times
