The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the visiting San Francisco Giants Monday afternoon as part of the many games scheduled during the 2013 MLB Opening Day.
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The Giants enter the season with two World Series titles in three years, and they return all their key players.
"I have to feel good about it because they did a good job last year, they did a great job," manager Bruce Bochy said. "To have the same group back, sure, it's made it easier for us. We knew who we had and things they could do."
San Francisco won the season series 10-8 last year and knocked the Dodgers out of NL wild-card contention in the next-to-the-last game of the regular season.
The Dodgers' lineup will be missing a key component to start the season. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez is on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, along with pitchers Chad Billingsley and Scott Elbert. Pitcher Ted Lilly is on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 28.
Ramirez is expected to be out two months while recovering from right thumb surgery, with Justin Sellers getting the nod as his replacement.
Carl Crawford, recovering from elbow surgery, will start in left field for the Dodgers. He's one of the high-profile players who was acquired in the middle of last season, along with Adrian Gonzalez, Ramirez, starter Josh Beckett and closer Brandon League.
