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Game 13: Joc Pederson’s redemption gives the Dodgers a series win.

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Joc Pederson and Yasmani Grandal celebrate Pederson’s two-run home run that gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead Sunday. (Associated Press photo)

Joc Pederson followed his poor game Saturday with a great one Sunday, giving the Dodgers a series win and putting his off-season hitting work into sharp focus. The box score is here.

Kenley Jansen had a great week, and is living in the moment rather than focusing on his impending free agency..

Sunday’s game was the first this season that wasn’t blacked out to non-TWC/Charter subscribers in Southern California. The Dodgers’ TV deal might create a lost generation of young fans, writes David Montero.

Scott Van Slyke leaves game in the third inning with lower back tightness.

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Scott Van Slyke was anointed the Dodgers’ starting left fielder Saturday morning, then left the game after three innings with back stiffness. (Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO >> Scott Van Slyke was removed in the third inning of the Dodgers’ game against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday with lower back tightness.

Van Slyke batted with the bases loaded against Madison Bumgarner and was hit on his left forearm or elbow, driving in a run. But on the previous swing-and-miss, he was seen grimacing, which might have prompted the team to remove him as a precaution.

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Chase Utley, 37, is the Dodgers’ Opening Day leadoff hitter.

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Chase Utley has two hits in 11 plate appearances leading off a game in his career. He’ll lead off Monday against the San Diego Padres. (Keith Birmingham/Staff photographer)


SAN DIEGO — Chase Utley had been in eight Opening Day lineups before today, but never had he been penciled into the leadoff slot.
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Corey Seager (knee) and Joc Pederson (?) leave Dodgers’ game against Angels.

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Corey Seager went 1 for 2 with a single against the Angels on Friday. (Getty Images)

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager and center fielder Joc Pederson exited the Dodgers’ 8-4 loss to the Angels on Friday earlier than usual.
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Watch: Joc Pederson has a new swing.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Joc Pederson has a new swing.

That sentence can be typed often enough that it can be disqualified as “news.” But when Pederson stepped into the batting cage Thursday during the Dodgers’ first full-squad workout at Camelback Ranch, his swing definitely looked different:

From the angle at which Pederson holds his bat, to a dramatically reduced front-foot step — it used to be a high leg lift — there’s a lot to dissect. (Sorry the angle isn’t more revealing.) I talked to Pederson after today’s workout about the new swing and its purpose. I’ll post those quotes in a bit.

Update: See what Joc had to say about his new swing here.