Los Angeles Times

Dodgers 4, Angels 3

- — Andy McCullough

UP NEXT: Dodgers: Kansas City Royals at 1 p.m. Friday at Surprise Stadium. No TV. No radio. Angels: Oakland Athletics at 1 p.m. Friday at Tempe Diablo Stadium. TV: Fox Sports West. Radio: 830.

EXTRA BASES: Angels third baseman Zack Cozart shifted to second in the fifth inning as the Angels readied him to backup Ian Kinsler there. Cozart signed a three-year, $38-million contract this offseason to be the Angels’ third baseman but had spent most of his career in Cincinnati as a shortstop . . . . Kenley Jansen pitched in a minor league game and recorded five outs. He will pitch on back-to-back days during the Freeway Series.

ON THE MOUND: Hyun-Jin Ryu earned a note of distinctio­n with his performanc­e. In the first inning, he struck out Mike Trout, who had not struck out this spring in his previous 44 plate appearance­s. Ryu struck out six across five innings and gave up one run on a solo shot by Luis Valbuena. Ryu said he was unaware of the Trout achievemen­t until Hernandez informed him in the dugout. Barria struck out four in three innings.

AT THE PLATE: Enrique Hernandez whacked a mammoth home run in the third inning, a solo homer off Angels pitcher Jaime Barria. It was Hernandez’s fourth homer of the spring, and all four have come off right-handed pitchers. Hernandez has punished left-handed pitching in the past but is hoping to expand his role this season by having more success against right-handers. “He’ll get some opportunit­ies,” manager Dave Roberts said. “We’ll see where it goes from there.” Yasiel Puig also hit his first homer of the spring. Corey Seager added a solo shot in the fifth.

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