Shawn Tolleson

The major moves may be done, but the Dodgers are still fine-tuning. Before Monday's game in Colorado, they called up Josh Wall from triple-A Albuquerque and sent fellow right-handed reliever Shawn Tolleson to Class-A Rancho Cucamonga. Wall has been on a terrific roll at Albuquerque. He is a perfect nine for nine in save opportunities since the All-Star break, with a 1.98 earned-run average and a .188 opponents batting average. He was called up once previously this season, earning the victory in his only appearance with a scoreless inning against the New York Mets on July 22. Tolleson is 1-0 with a 3.42 ERA in 25 games this season.

Patience, now. That's what the Dodgers have to be telling themselves. But how much patience with Luis Cruz is a fair amount? How long do they give him to turn things around before giving up and moving onto Plan B, whatever that is. Certainly two weeks in a six-month seasons would seem quick on the trigger, but as Manager Don Mattingly keeps saying, it isn't like Cruz has the track record of a Matt Kemp. Cruz had three really good months last season, vs. 11 pretty forgettable, years.

The Dodgersannounced a pitching roster move just before Monday night's game against the San Diego Padres, just not the one that Ted Lilly is waiting for. Shawn Tolleson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, and Josh Wall was called up from triple-A Albuquerque. Both are right-handed relievers. Tolleson goes on the DL retroactive to April 13. The Dodgers said Wall, who appeared in seven games last season, was on his way to Dodger Stadium and expected to be with the team sometime mid-game.

The Dodgersannounced a pitching roster move just before Monday night's game against the San Diego Padres, just not the one that Ted Lilly is waiting for. Shawn Tolleson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, and Josh Wall was called up from triple-A Albuquerque. Both are right-handed relievers. Tolleson goes on the DL retroactive to April 13. The Dodgers said Wall, who appeared in seven games last season, was on his way to Dodger Stadium and expected to be with the team sometime mid-game.

A kid steps up, goes down and is replaced by an even less experienced kid. Welcome to the new world of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who announced Monday that Javy Guerra was going on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right knee and would be replaced by Shawn Tolleson, who will be making his major-league debut. There had been no indication that Guerra, who was called up last year and surpassed all expectations, was injured. He did, however, struggle in his last outing Saturday against the Rockies, giving up two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning.

Those expanded rosters that become available Sept. 1 can't come soon enough for the Dodgers. Their bullpen suffered a blow Wednesday when they announced left-hander Scott Elbert was returning to the 15-day disabled list with the sore elbow that had sent him there a month ago. “This is the same thing that's been going on,” Manager Don Mattingly said. Elbert had appeared in four games since returning from his first stint on the DL and had not allowed a run. In those 3 1/3 innings, he had allowed only two hits and had not walked a batter.

Reporting from Phoenix -- There was a time when Clayton Kershaw used to look at one of his best friends and wonder, "What if …?" No more. The Dodgers' minor league pitcher of the year, Shawn Tolleson , is only a step away from the major leagues. "It worked out," Kershaw said. With the Dodgers opening a season-ending three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Monday, Kershaw's childhood friend was about 20 miles away at the team's spring training complex, refining a changeup in the instructional league.

For the meet-and-greet types, the Dodgers have announced the schedule for their 10th annual community caravan. The caravan begins Monday, with team alumni featured the first four days at one stop per day. On Friday, 15 current players will be joined by Manager Don Mattingly during four stops. Players scheduled to participate Friday include Clayton Kershaw, Javy Guerra, Matt Guerrier, Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto, Brandon League, A.J. Ellis, Andre Ethier, Luis Cruz, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tim Federowicz, Mark Ellis, Skip Schumaker, Shawn Tolleson and Kenley Jansen.

Matt Kemp's second two-run home run in as many games and Luis Cruz's first homer in the big leagues helped the Dodgers edge the New York Mets, 7-6, Friday night at Citi Field. But the Dodgers didn't make it easy on themselves in earning their 50th win of the season, with starter Aaron Harang and the Dodgers bullpen squandering an early 6-2 lead. Regardless, the win kicked off a 10-game trip on a high note for the Dodgers, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants, who also won Friday.

PHOENIX - With their first Cactus League game not scheduled until Saturday, the Dodgers are finding different ways to amuse themselves. A double-elimination doubles ping-pong tournament started on Wednesday, with the team of nonroster relievers Peter Moylan and Mark Lowe defeating Carl Crawford and Tony Gwynn Jr. in straight sets. Later, tournament organizer Clayton Kershaw and Shawn Tolleson beat A.J. Ellis and Mark Ellis. Earlier in the day, Andre Ethier overtook Hyun-Jin Ryu as the chopsticks competition leader.

Now that was something of a letdown. The night after the Dodgers' emotional victory over the San Diego Padres, they flew to Arizona and looked anything but inspired. They could not score a single run for Clayton Kershaw, wasting another strong performance from their healthy ace, and fell to the Diamondbacks, 3-0, Friday at Chase Field. The Dodgers took the field knowing they had lost right-hander Zack Greinke for at least eight weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in his fight Thursday with Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin.

PHOENIX - Clayton Kershaw has performed several on-field miracles in his five-plus major league seasons. But on Friday night, the Dodgers asked him to do the mathematically impossible: Win a game in which they didn't back him with a single run. Kershaw was almost as effective on this night as he was in his two previous starts, limiting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a single run over the first seven innings at Chase Field. That effort was squandered by the Dodgers, who left 10 men on base and dropped a 3-0 decision.

The Dodgers knew it would hurt and now have a better idea of just how much. The damage to right-hander Zack Greinke's collarbone came more into focus Friday when the Dodgers announced he would have an operation Saturday to have a rod inserted to stabilize his fractured clavicle and be out about eight weeks. Greinke injured the collarbone Thursday when Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound in the sixth inning after being hit with a pitch. The two collided shoulders.

PHOENIX - Tim Federowicz will start the season as the backup to starting catcher A.J. Ellis. That became clear Tuesday morning when the Dodgers optioned catcher Jesus Flores to minor-league camp. “He's showed us he doesn't belong in triple A any more,” Manager Don Mattingly said of Federowicz. With Mattingly wanting to rest Ellis twice a week, Federowicz could get a decent amount of playing time. Federowicz, 25, has played in 10 major league games over the last two seasons.

PHOENIX -- Carl Crawford collected his first hits in six months, slapping a pair of singles and driving in two runs in the Dodgers' 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday at Camelback Ranch. Crawford's last hits came on Aug. 17, before the Boston Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers as part of a multi-player package. He singled through the left side of the infield in the third inning. His fifth-inning single to center field drove in Elian Herrera and Dee Gordon. With Josh Beckett pitching in a simulated game instead of making his scheduled start, mound duties fell to a collection of relievers.

Arizona 5, Dodgers 3 AT THE PLATE: Carl Crawford collected his first hits in six months, slapping two singles and driving in two runs. Crawford's last hits had come Aug. 17, before the Boston Red Sox traded him to the Dodgers as part of a multiple-player package. Crawford singled through the left side of the infield in the third inning. His fifth-inning single to center field drove in Elian Herrera and Dee Gordon. ON THE MOUND: With Josh Beckett pitching in a simulated game instead of making his scheduled start, mound duties fell to a collection of relievers.

Patience, now. That's what the Dodgers have to be telling themselves. But how much patience with Luis Cruz is a fair amount? How long do they give him to turn things around before giving up and moving onto Plan B, whatever that is. Certainly two weeks in a six-month seasons would seem quick on the trigger, but as Manager Don Mattingly keeps saying, it isn't like Cruz has the track record of a Matt Kemp. Cruz had three really good months last season, vs. 11 pretty forgettable, years.

Dodgers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 AT THE PLATE: Outfielder Alex Castellanos, bidding for a bench spot, hit a game-winning, two-run home run in the seventh inning. Castellanos has a team-high three homers this spring. Right fielder Andre Ethier doubled, his third extra-base hit in 12 spring at-bats. ON THE MOUND: Aaron Harang gave up two runs and six hits in three innings, lowering his spring earned-run average to 10.80. Shawn Tolleson, Kenley Jansen, Brandon League, J.P. Howell, Kevin Gregg and Paco Rodriguez each pitched a scoreless relief inning.

PEORIA, Ariz. - Aaron Harang was hit hard Friday in the Dodgers' 8-7, walk-off defeat to the San Diego Padres at the Peoria Sports Complex. In the first game of the Dodgers' split-squad, split-site, day-night doubleheader, Harang was charged with five runs (four earned), six hits and two walks in four innings. “I felt when I got out of the stretch, I was rushing a little bit too much,” Harang said. “I wasn't getting ahead and letting myself expand the strike zone. I was staying too much off the plate and having to work back over because I was falling behind in the count.” In his next bullpen session, Harang said he would work on his timing when pitching out of the stretch.

Dodgers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 AT THE PLATE: Outfielder Alex Castellanos, bidding for a bench spot, hit a game-winning, two-run home run in the seventh inning. Castellanos has a team-high three homers this spring. Right fielder Andre Ethier doubled, his third extra-base hit in 12 spring at-bats. ON THE MOUND: Aaron Harang gave up two runs and six hits in three innings, lowering his spring earned-run average to 10.80. Shawn Tolleson, Kenley Jansen, Brandon League, J.P. Howell, Kevin Gregg and Paco Rodriguez each pitched a scoreless relief inning.