Lasorda released from hospital

It was a minor illness that caused him to return early from his trip to the Dominican last week. He spent two or three days at Centinela Hospital, but he is home now. Torre said he spoke with him earlier today and ``he sounded good.'' ... Dodgers last faced Jorge De La Rosa, tonight's Rockies starter, on March 24 in Surprise, Ariz., when he was a member of the Royals. Dodgers lit him up for four earned runs on seven hits over four innings -- and the next time one of my colleagues asks me why I am so meticulous about keeping perfect scorecards at meaningless spring training games, let that be their answer. ... This is the sixth time in their past seven games the Dodgers have faced a lefty. They won the previous five and are 7-3 overall, with Atlanta's Chuck James the last lefty to beat them on April 19.