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    Bengal mix kitties Molly and Minnie have grown to love people
    • October 5, 2024

    Breed: Bengal mixes

    Age: 4 months

    Sex: Spayed females

    Minnie and Molly’s story: These bonded sisters were rescued from an abandoned warehouse when they were 8 weeks old. Initially very scared of people, they have grown to adore their foster family, thanks to lots of patience and love. They eagerly jump into laps and purr loudly, asking to be petted. They are well-adjusted to living indoors. Their fur has the bullseye markings of a Bengal and is irresistibly soft. Minnie and Molly are totally attached to each other, grooming, playing and cuddling together. They have been microchipped and treated for worms.

    Adoption cost: $150

    Adoption procedure: Contact Joanne with Long Beach Spay and Neuter Foundation at [email protected] or 562-241-1521 to receive an adoption application and schedule an appointment to meet Molly and Minnie.

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    Great Pyrenees Chloe is well-mannered, indoors and out
    • October 5, 2024

    Breed: Great Pyrenees

    Age: 4 years

    Sex: Spayed female

    Chloe’s story: Chloe is a charming girl who loves people of all ages. She adores children and gets along well with dogs of all sizes. She is well-mannered inside the house. Outside, she walks well on a leash and enjoys her morning walks. She really loves being with her people and would like to be in a home where she can be someone’s companion. This versatile girl likes car rides and just being part of the family. She is neither an outside dog nor a livestock guardian. She is current on all vaccines and microchipped.

    Adoption cost: $495

    Adoption procedure: Contact Great Pyrenees Association of Southern California Rescue Inc. at 909-887-8201 or [email protected]. Fill out an application at https://greatpyrrescue.orgadoptionform.

    Adoption procedure: Contact Great Pyrenees Association of Southern California Rescue Inc. at 909-887-8201 or [email protected]. Fill out an application on the group’s website.

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    Guardians blank Tigers in AL Division Series opener
    • October 5, 2024

    CLEVELAND — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the Tigers in an AL Division Series opener Saturday.

    Thomas’ shot – on his first career postseason swing – helped the Guardians cool off the Tigers, who stormed into the playoffs with a second-half surge before sweeping AL West champion Houston in the wild-card round.

    “It started with the guys in front of me,” Thomas said.

    Tanner Bibee pitched 4⅔ innings before Guardians manager Stephen Vogt swung the door open to baseball’s best bullpen to finish off the Tigers. Relievers combined for 4⅓ hitless innings to finish and match the largest shutout victory margin in Cleveland postseason history.

    Detroit struck 13 out times and didn’t get a runner past first in the final four innings.

    Cleveland’s bullpen was as advertised. Rookie Cade Smith (1-0) replaced Bibee and struck out all four batters. Tim Herrin took care of the seventh, Hunter Gaddis the eighth, and Emmanuel Clase, who led the AL with 47 saves, worked the ninth.

    “It’s incredible. to come out and do what they do, day in and day out, especially during the season, 162 (games), it shows what we have back there,” Thomas said.

    David Fry added a two-run, sixth-inning double for the AL Central champion Guardians, who were unaffected by not playing for almost a week with a first-round bye.

    Game 2 is Monday, when the Tigers will turn to Tarik Skubal, the favorite to win the AL Cy Young Award, to try and even the best-of-five series.

    The 2,327th meeting between Detroit and Cleveland was the first between the franchises and Central division rivals in the postseason.

    It was as good as over after one inning.

    Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has made the right decisions for months as his young club went from being under .500 at the trade deadline to qualifying for the postseason with a 33-13 flourish since Aug. 11.

    Hinch used his bullpen in Game 1 from the start and it backfired.

    The Guardians sent nine batters to the plate in the first with Thomas’ moon shot into the left-field bleachers opening the 5-0 lead. Cleveland became the first team in AL postseason history to score five runs before recording an out.

    Steven Kwan got it rolling with a leadoff double against Tigers starter Tyler Holton (0-1) and Fry walked. José Ramírez followed with a hard hopper to third that Zach McKinstry misplayed for an error, allowing Kwan to score.

    Josh Naylor’s RBI single made it 2-0 and Hinch pulled Holton after just four batters to bring in Reese Olson — the move blew up in seconds.

    Thomas, who batted just .143 with 33 strikeouts in his first month with Cleveland after being acquired from Washington in July, made his first postseason at-bat with the Guardians unforgettable.

    He turned on Olson’s first pitch – a slider down the heart of the plate – and launched it over the wall, sending the majority of 33,548 fans inside Progressive Field into a frenzy.

    Bibee admitted feeling nerves ahead of the opener, and he showed some in the first.

    He gave up a one-out single and hit Riley Greene with two outs, prompting a visit from pitching coach Carl Willis. Bibee got Colt Keith on a lazy fly for the final out on his 27th pitch.

    Taking the mound in the second with a five-run lead helped Bibee settle in. The right-hander gave up four hits and struck out six.

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    Guardians: RHP Alex Cobb, a candidate to start Game 3, was added to the ALDS roster after finishing the regular season on the injured list with a blister on his middle finger. Cobb’s postseason experience – he beat Cleveland in the 2013 wild-card round with Tampa Bay – certainly helped his cause along with being a former teammate of Vogt’s. Cobb was acquired in a July trade from San Francisco.

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    Skubal led the AL in wins (18), ERA (2.39) and strikeouts (228). The left-hander is expected to face Guardians RHP Matthew Boyd, who spent eight seasons with the Tigers and remains close friends with Skubal.

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    Rams try to get season back on track before bye week
    • October 5, 2024

    LOS ANGELES — Perhaps it’s fitting that the Rams find themselves facing the Green Bay Packers this week.

    Last season, the Packers game represented the Rams’ rock bottom. The 20-3 road loss in which the offense failed to score a touchdown or surpass 200 total yards was the second straight “humbling” performance in head coach Sean McVay’s estimation, and dropped the Rams to 3-6. They spent the bye week in reflection, and were able to turn their season around, winning seven of their next eight to make the playoffs.

    Now, as the Rams prepare to host the Packers (2-2), they hope they’ve reached their nadir. They are 1-3, coming off a different kind of disappointing offensive performance in which they turned only one of four red-zone trips into touchdowns. And they are hoping to create some kind of momentum heading into next week’s bye instead of again falling three games below .500.

    But as to how much the Rams can lean on that experience, McVay isn’t so sure. NFL teams are different from year to year. But that doesn’t mean their aren’t lessons to glean as the Rams try to turn their season around.

    “That team did a great job of being able to stay in the fight, play their best ball after the bye. That led to some continuity. I thought we were able to build as that season went on and I thought we played quality football even if we weren’t always getting the results,” McVay said. “That’s the thing that I want to see. … The guys that were a part of it, I think can draw some confidence from it and then bring the other guys that maybe weren’t a part of it with them to see if we give ourselves a chance to reflect the things that we’re hunting up.”

    The red-zone shortcomings were an emphasis this week in practice. So was clean play in the secondary after three penalties in the second quarter allowed the Bears to take the lead last weekend heading into halftime.

    “We’re past five [yards], we’re making contact, we’re grabbing outside of our frame as opposed to staying connected to a player, especially when they get in and out of phase in some of their route transitions,” McVay said. “It’s really playing with the techniques and the fundamentals that are in alignment with being able to play competitive football.”

    But there’s also a sense of trying to catch up for some lost time. A year ago, McVay noted, the Rams were relatively healthy. That allowed them to grow together from the start of training camp into the heart of the season, and develop a short-hand that helped coaches effectively communicate with players, and players with each other.

    That good health has obviously not carried over to 2024, with receivers, offensive line and defensive backs devastated by injuries. This has hampered some of that development, and most of the reinforcements the Rams need won’t come back until after the bye, or a few weeks later than that.

    But, the NFL doesn’t wait for teams to get healthy. And the Rams can’t wait much longer to turn their season around, either.

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    “I think it’s just a little bit more of a sense of urgency,” running back Kyren Williams said. “We’re fine where we’re at; we’re 1-3, we got a whole lot of season left. The things that we do moving forward are dictated on us and how we approach every day with a sense of urgency. It’s not a do-or-die, but we gotta get on that road and go make this happen. We can’t keep, ‘Oh, we’ll be better next week.’ No, we gotta go take advantage of the opportunities that we have in front of us and go on out there every single week like it’s our last week.”

    GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-2) at RAMS (1-3)

    When: 1:25 p.m. Sunday

    Where: SoFi Stadium

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    ​ Orange County Register 

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    UCLA hangs tough, can’t keep up with No. 7 Penn State
    • October 5, 2024

    The UCLA football team traveled all the way to Happy Valley in Pennsylvania, with many expecting it to be a sad state of affairs.

    And while the Bruins did lose 27-11 to No. 7 Penn State on Saturday to remain winless in the Big Ten Conference, they can come away with some positives.

    UCLA (1-4, 0-3 Big Ten) came in as a four-touchdown underdog against the undefeated Nittany Lions – and that was before it was announced before game time that redshirt sophomore Justyn Martin would make his first collegiate start in place of injured Ethan Garbers.

    Going against one of the top defenses and in most hostile environments in the country, Martin finished 22 of 30 for 167 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.

    The former Inglewood High star ended a nine-quarter touchdown drought for the Bruins with 16 seconds left, lofting a pass to wide receiver Logan Loya near the right sideline in the end zone for a 1-yard score. Martin connected with running back Keegan Jones on the two-point conversion to close out the scoring.

    After one half, the Bruins trailed only 14-3, with Martin completing 11 of 14 passes for 116 yards. The Bruins gained 53 of those yards on a catch-and-run by running back T.J. Harden down the left sideline that got the ball down to the Penn State 10-yard line, but the Bruins managed just a field goal with 2:51 left in the first half to trim the Nittany Lions’ lead to 7-3.

    That left enough time for Penn State quarterback Drew Allar to engineer an eight-play, 75-yard drive, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Warren with 20 seconds left.

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    Penn State (5-0,  2-0) kept UCLA at bay, its defense holding the Bruins scoreless for nearly the entire second half while racking up seven tackles for loss and two sacks.

    UCLA comes home to take on Minnesota in a 6 p.m. game Saturday at the Rose Bowl. Penn State will follow west days later in a highly anticipated matchup against USC at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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    Football roundup: Newport Harbor rallies to beat Tesoro; Dana Hills, Troy, El Toro also win in Week 6
    • October 5, 2024

    Newport Harbor overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Tesoro 34-31 in a Bravo League game Friday at Newport Harbor High.

    Jake Meer ran for a 3-yard game-winning touchdown with 1:16 remaining in the game for Newport Harbor (2-4, 1-0).

    Tesoro (3-3, 0-1) attempted a game-tying field goal as time expired, but the kick sailed to the left of the goal post.

    Meer threw a touchdown pass to Cade Fegel who also had an 80-yard kick return for a touchdown. Ryker Budde and Glenn Baranoski had touchdown runs for the Sailors.

    Tesoro defensive back Zachary Claton returned an interception over 100 yards for a touchdown. Nic Brubaker had a touchdown run for the Titans and Cash O’Byrne threw touchdown passes to Campbell Schamel and Tanner Silber.

    In other games Friday:

    Epsilon League

    Huntington Beach 42, Laguna Hills 3: Brady Edmunds threw three touchdown passes and ran two touchdowns in Huntington Beach’s rout of Laguna Hills.

    Troy Foster had two touchdown receptions for Huntington Beach (4-2, 1-0). Micah Riola had a touchdown reception for the Oilers and Brittin Hernandez had a rushing touchdown.

    Luke Whitfield made a field goal for Laguna Hills (3-3, 0-1).

    Foxtrot League

    Laguna Beach 7, Northwood 6: Jackson Kollock threw for 226 yards with a touchdown in a narrow win for Laguna Beach.

    The Minnesota commit connected with Luke Jolley for a 78-yard touchdown. Jolley also had an interception for Laguna Beach (6-0, 1-0).

    Jason Hwang had a rushing touchdown for Northwood (5-1, 0-1), but the Timberwolves missed the extra point attempt.

    Dana Hills 20, Aliso Niguel 10: Vanden Dugger threw three touchdown passes for Dana Hills in a home win over Aliso Niguel.

    Charlie Eckl, James Leicester and Cameron Weaver had touchdown receptions for Dana Hills (6-0, 1-0). Radley Geiss ran for 95 yards and William Reardon had an interception for the Dolphins. Thompson Foulger had 13 tackles with a forced fumble and Micah Langohr had two sacks.

    Carter Vestermark had a rushing touchdown for Aliso Niguel (4-2, 0-1).

    Orange 21, Fountain Valley 14: Gianni Porfilio had three touchdown receptions for Orange in its first win of the season.

    Porfilio had 150 yards receiving on three catches. Star Thomas completed 12 of 20 passes for 177 yards for Orange (1-5, 1-0).

    Iota League

    Troy 35, Sonora 21: Ethan Mundt ran for 168 yards with three touchdowns for Troy in a win over Sonora.

    Rudy Alcala completed 10 of 12 passes for 188 yards with a touchdown for Troy (5-1, 1-0). Vander Ploog had 108 yards receiving with a touchdown and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Green.

    Cayleb Quiroz led Troy’s defense with 10 tackles and had an interception. Kellen Watts had three tackles for a loss and Trent Palmer recovered a fumble.

    El Toro 63, Canyon 35: Jack Mckelvy threw five touchdown passes for El Toro in a high-scoring win over Canyon.

    The senior completed 14 of 18 passes for 267 yards. Makya Chee ran for a school-record 383 yards for El Toro (3-3, 1-0).

    Luke Doyle caught five passes for 173 yards. Cuatro Schindele had two interceptions for El Toro’s defense.

    Irvine 22, Santa Ana 7: Deacon Moss had a career-high three touchdown receptions for Irvine in a road win over Santa Ana.

    Khoa Bui threw for over 180 yards with three touchdowns for Irvine (4-2, 1-0). Moss had over 100 yards receiving.

    Carlos Guerrero had a rushing touchdown for Santa Ana (2-4, 0-1).

    Omicron League

    Pacifica 42, University 0: Noah Lewis had four touchdowns for Pacifica in a blowout win over University.

    Lewis had two rushing touchdowns and threw touchdown passes to Aaron Mora and Addison Adams. Pacifica (3-3, 1-0) ran for over 250 yards with Miguel Campos being the leading rusher. Armando Torres had a punt return touchdown for the Mariners and the defense had three interceptions.

    — Michael Huntley

    Kappa League

    Esperanza 42, Garden Grove 6: Junior quarterback Travis Frazier threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns for the Aztecs (4-2, 1-0) in a league-opening win over the Argonauts (1-5, 0-1).

    Edward Khutshivili (6-4, 220) had six receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Davian Franco added four catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. Esperanza linebacker Dylan Critchfield led the defense with 12 tackles.

    Esperanza plays Segerstrom (4-2, 1-0) on Thursday in a league game at Yorba Linda High.

    Tango League

    Bolsa Grande 48, La Quinta 26: Senior quarterback Tank Britton passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns for the Matadors (3-2, 1-0) in the win over the previously-undefeated Aztecs (5-1, 1-0) in a league opener.

    Anthony Bell rushed for two touchdowns and Mikey Haley ran for a touchdown. Rudy Carrillo and Marc Narvarro had touchdown receptions. Navarro returned an interception for a touchdown late in the game to secure the win.

    Matadors linebacker Mouhamed Baya had six solo tackles.

    Bolsa Grande has a league home game Thursday against Loara (0-6, 0-1). La Quinta plays Santiago (3-3, 1-0) on Friday in a league game at Garden Grove High.

    In the Lambda League

    Kennedy 35, Valencia 10: Isaac Talamantes rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown and had a touchdown reception for the Fighting Irish (4-2, 1-0) in a win over the Tigers (3-3, 0-1)

    Mahseiah Banks had three receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Derek Almazan threw a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown.

    Kennedy plays at Fullerton (0-6, 0-1) on Friday. Valencia is home against undefeated Marina on Thursday.

    In the Zeta League

    Saddleback 25, Godinez 19: Joseph Torres rushed for 100 yards on 21 carries and Andre Raiford scored on a 91-yard kickoff return for the Roadrunners (3-4, 1-0) in their league win over the Grizzlies (3-4, 0-1).

    Raiford also scored on a reception. Saddleback’s Chris Cortez had three sacks.

    — Steve Fryer

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    Angels owner Arte Moreno has sights set on contending in 2025
    • October 5, 2024

    Facing the offseason after a franchise-record 99 losses, Arte Moreno had specific instructions for general manager Perry Minasian.

    “We have a plan to try to add players that are going to help us compete,” the Angels owner said. “Perry’s marching orders are we need to build a team that can compete for a playoff spot. When you get to playoffs, anything can happen.”

    Moreno added that this is not a long-term plan.

    “In 2025,” he said.

    Moreno spoke by phone Saturday to the Southern California News Group on a wide range of topics in his first interview since spring training.

    Moreno, who has owned the team since 2003, oversaw a period of success in his first decade, but has seen the Angels become a disappointment for much of the time since. The Angels haven’t made the playoffs since 2014 – the longest drought in the sport – and they haven’t had a winning season since 2015. Moreno has often come under fire for his decisions that led to the losing seasons.

    Even though his critics grew even louder during this nightmare season, Moreno nonetheless has an optimistic view of where the franchise is headed. He’s encouraged by the progress of the young players, and he’s committed to supporting them with an increased payroll.

    “It’s going to go up,” Moreno said.

    This season the Angels slashed about $40 million from the 2023 payroll, which nearly exceeded the luxury-tax threshold. Most of that was having Shohei Ohtani’s $30 million salary come off the books. Moreno said the Angels would be spending more in 2025 than they did in 2024, although not as much as they did in 2023.

    “We won’t go there again,” Moreno said. “It’s just an automatic loss. If I start piling up (financial) losses, then the next year I’m going to cut.”

    While there are different ways to measure a team’s payroll, the Angels have consistently been above average, but not one of the top spending teams. Moreno seems content to keep the Angels below the level of the sport’s biggest spenders.

    “The teams that are spending the money they’re spending, they’re losing a lot of money,” Moreno said. “Not a little bit of money. They’re losing a lot of money. And some teams are selling equity to keep their payroll up.”

    After losing Ohtani last winter, the Angels mostly sat out the free-agent market. Their biggest deal was a three-year, $33-million contract with right-handed reliever Robert Stephenson.

    Moreno said as they got into spring training they made a run at J.D. Martinez before he signed with the New York Mets.

    Moreno said the Angels offered Martinez a one-year deal worth “somewhere around $12 million, nothing deferred.” Martinez signed a deal with the Mets that paid him $12 million, but he received only $4.5 million in 2024, and the rest was deferred, some until 2038.

    “We thought he was coming,” Moreno said. “We thought he would really fit well into our DH.”

    Without Martinez, and with Stephenson, Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon missing all or most of the season with injuries, the Angels were essentially a low payroll team.

    The result was the most losses in franchise history.

    “I hate to say it’s a terrible year because we had so much growth with our young people,” Moreno said, “but from wins and losses, it was a terrible year. Obviously, the worst year.”

    Moreno nonetheless rewarded Minasian with a two-year contract extension. He said he appreciates the “communication” with Minasian and manager Ron Washington. Moreno said he and Minasian talk “every day.”

    Moreno said his satisfaction with Minasian is largely because of what he perceives to be a strong young core.

    “I feel we had a lot of growth with our young players,” he said. “We are really showing a lot more talent available going forward than we have for quite a few years. We’ve been trying to patch holes with free agents, and it has been working. It hasn’t worked in the way we want.”

    Although various publications have consistently ranked the Angels’ farm system as one of the worst in the majors, Moreno disagrees with that assessment.

    “Look at a roster and see how many homegrown players we have playing for us,” Moreno said. “When people look at our system, they say, ‘Oh geez, they’ve got a low-rated system.’ Why do we continue to produce major-league players? We need to find the mix of players that are going to win. We have to win. At the end of the day. It’s all measured in wins and losses.”

    To that end, Moreno said he wants to “supplement” the young core.

    “We have make sure we’re deep enough,” Moreno said. “We have to make sure our bench is deep enough if somebody gets hurt. It’s a little bit hard to be in a situation where there’s $72-73 million and they give us no production. It’s hard for me to just sit here and tell you, honestly, that I’m going to put $73 million more money on this payroll next year.”

    That figure is a reference to the combined salaries of Trout and Rendon, who have been hurt for much of the past four seasons.

    Although Moreno doesn’t seem willing to crank up the payroll to that degree, he said he wants to win again in 2025, with some additions and the current young players.

    “That’s our goal,” he said. “We’re looking at ’25-’26, because of the young people coming, but our goal is to be in the playoffs in ’25.”

    Among off the field topics, Moreno, 78, reiterated that he has no immediate plans to sell the team, echoing his stance from spring training.

    He put the team on the market for a few months in 2022, but then reversed course early in 2023.

    “I can’t tell you about the future,” Moreno said. “If someone makes some stupid, crazy offer, I’ve got to do what’s best for the family. I do the best I can to run it as a business.”

    Moreno also said there is no current plan to revisit the ballpark development deal with the city. In 2022, Moreno had agreed with the city of Anaheim on a deal to purchase the ballpark and develop the surrounding area. The deal was killed when former mayor Harry Sidhu became embroiled in a corruption scandal.

    “I’m not telling you we don’t have plans to revisit it, but I just felt there had to be a cooling period,” Moreno said. “They’re the ones that shot me down. It wasn’t like I did something. The mayor did something.”

    Asked how long the “cooling period” would last, Moreno said: “I have no idea. There’s a new mayor (Ashleigh Aitken) and a new thought process.”

    Moreno also said he wasn’t expecting any significant impact on the team or the fans from the bankruptcy proceedings involving Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of Bally Sports West.

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    The Angels are currently “in talks to restructure” the deal, a source said earlier this week. Moreno conceded that “there’s a possibility that (the revenue from the deal) may be a little lower,” but he said it wouldn’t have a significant impact on the way the team is operated or the payroll.

    He also said, as the sports TV landscape shifts more toward streaming than traditional broadcasts, he wants to make sure the games are accessible for a reasonable cost.

    “I don’t want to get in a situation where in order to get all the games (fans) have to pay so much more,” Moreno said. “I don’t want to do that. I want to make sure all our opportunities are affordable.”

    ​ Orange County Register 

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    Dodgers carry 4 rookies on NLDS roster versus Padres
    • October 5, 2024

    LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers announced their roster for their National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres and it includes four rookies.

    Pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Landon Knack and Edgardo Henriquez are included on the 13-man staff. Yamamoto will start Game 1 on Saturday. Rookie outfielder Andy Pages also made the team.

    Not on the roster are veteran reliever Joe Kelly and injured pitcher Clayton Kershaw. Veteran outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, who was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline, was also left off the NLDS roster. He dislocated a finger during the final series of the regular season.

    The 22-year-old Henriquez made the roster despite making his big-league debut just 11 days ago and pitching a total of 3⅓ innings. He allowed one run on two hits while striking out five. The hard-throwing right-hander touched 104 mph with his fastball in the minor leagues and averaged 98.7 mph with the Dodgers.

    Here are the full rosters for the Dodgers and Padres:

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    PITCHERS (13) — LH Anthony Banda, LH Alex Vesia, RH Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RH Walker Buehler, RH Landon Knack, RH Jack Flaherty, RH Daniel Hudson, RH Evan Phillips, RH Michael Kopech, RH Ryan Brasier,  RH Michael Grove, RH Edgardo Henriquez, RH Blake Treinen

    CATCHERS (2) — Austin Barnes, Will Smith

    INFIELDERS (5) — Freddie Freeman, Gavin Lux, Miguel Rojas, Kiké Hernandez, Max Muncy

    OUTFIELDERS (5) — Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman, Andy Pages, Chris Taylor

    DH (1) — Shohei Ohtani

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    PADRES

    PITCHERS (13) — RH Yu Darvish, RH Dylan Cease, RH Bryan Hoeing, RH Robert Suarez, RH Alek Jacob, RH Jason Adam, RH Michael King, RH Jeremiah Estrada, LH Tanner Scott, LH Martin Perez, LH Adrian Morejon, LH Wandy Peralta, LH Yuki Matsui

    CATCHERS (2) — Kyle Higashioka, Elias Diaz

    INFIELDERS (6) — Luis Arraez, Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth, Xander Bogaerts, Tyler Wade, Donovan Solano

    OUTFIELDERS (5) — Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, David Peralta, Brandon Lockridge

    ​ Orange County Register 

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