Los Angeles Times

Dodgers 9, Texas 0

- — Dylan Hernandez

AT THE PLATE: Outfield prospect Alex Castellano­s hit his second home run in as many days. Castellano­s, acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Rafael Furcal last year, was two for two to raise his spring average to .571. Manager Don Mattingly said Castellano­s would play more at second base than in the outfield, a reflection of the Dodgers’ depth at those positions. Matt Kemp and Juan Rivera hit their first home runs of the spring. Dee Gordon was one for two with a walk, a steal and a run. Andre Ethier was two for two with a triple.

ON THE MOUND: Clayton Kershaw pitched three scoreless innings in his spring debut. He was followed by right-hander Angel Guzman, who gave up a walk and a hit to start what turned out to be a scoreless fourth inning. Guzman, 30, is in camp on a minor league contract. Guzman had an excellent season for the Chicago Cubs in 2009, posting a 2.95 earned-run average in 55 appearance­s. But he suffered a career-threatenin­g shoulder injury the next spring and hasn’t pitched in the majors since.

EXTRA BASES: The Dodgers will stage their annual job fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodger Stadium. More than 100 companies will be represente­d. Parking and admission are free. A free shuttle service will be provided from the corners of Elysian Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard and Elysian Park Avenue and Stadium Way. It is recommende­d that participan­ts dress in business attire and bring multiple copies of their resumes.

UP NEXT: In split-squad games today, Nathan Eovaldi faces the Seattle Mariners and Hisashi Iwakuma at noon PST at Peoria Stadium and Chad Billingsle­y faces the Chicago White Sox and Philip Humber at 6 p.m. PST at Camelback Ranch.

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