The boys blew a 2-0 lead in the ninth after pretty much dominating the game to that point. Kuroda, Eric Milton and Claudio Vargas eah threw two shutout innings, and Guillermo Mota mowed down the Sox in the seventh. After that, things kind of fell apart. Ramon Troncoso, who Joe Torre said hasn’t alerted him to any physical issues, struggled again, walking two of the three batters he faced before being lifted, and Victor Garate had to finish that inning. Then Scott Strickland, Carmen Cali and Edgar Martinez combined to cough in up in the ninth, although Martinez was just the poor sap who allowed an inherited runner to score while otherwise retiring all three batters he faced. Dodgers fall to 2-3. No Cactus League game tomorrow, just a B game with the Brewers at 9:30 a.m. (ugh!)