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PHILADELPHIA -- With the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff in tatters, there is an opportunity for Dodgers rookie right-hander Ross Stripling to establish himself. Billy Cundiff Jersey .His next chance comes Thursday, when Stripling (3-4, 4.07) starts against the Philadelphia Phillies Jerad Eickhoff (8-12, 3.82) in the finale of a three-game series in Citizens Bank Park.The Dodgers, who have outscored the Phillies 22-7 while winning the first two games of the series, have had 26 players on the disabled list this season, the most ever by a National League team and the second-most by any team in the last 30 years. Only the 2012 Boston Red Sox (27) have had more.Eleven of the disabled Dodgers are pitchers, and six of those are starters. The most notable is three-time Cy Young Award-winner Clayton Kershaw, who has been out since June 27 with a herniated disk in his back. The earliest he can be activated is Aug. 27.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts has nonetheless been able to cobble together an effective rotation -- so effective, in fact, that the Dodgers lead the NL West over the fading Giants.Stripling opened the season in the rotation. In his major league debut, in fact, he pitched 7 1/3 no-hit innings in a no-decision against the Giants. He was nonetheless banished to the minor leagues on May 23. All the injuries hastened his return to Chavez Ravine, and in time he made his way back into the rotation as well. In all he has made 10 starts among his 14 appearances, the last of those on Aug. 12 against Pittsburgh.In that one he lasted seven innings, his longest outing since his debut, but allowed five runs, matching his season high. He surrendered six hits, including solo home runs by Andrew McCutchen and Jordy Mercer, while striking out four. He did not walk a batter.You never know how the season is going to play out, but Ross has had a great opportunity and really seized the moment, Roberts said, according to Major League Baseballs official web site. Now and going forward, its been a great learning process for Ross and I think his growth has been exponential.Rich Hill (blisters) and Bud Norris (mild mid-back strain) are reportedly close to returning from the disabled list, and Brett Anderson (back surgery) made his first start of the season Sunday against Pittsburgh. He has also pronounced himself fit after injuring his left wrist in that game, which he departed after an inning.Stripling has never faced the Phillies. Nor has Eickhoff ever faced the Dodgers.Eickhoff did win his second straight start his last time out, allowing three runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings in a 6-3 victory over Colorado. Eickhoff, who beat San Diego in his previous outing, was winless over his five previous starts.His sixth-inning woes continued against the Rockies, however. He carried a 4-0 lead into that inning but surrendered a two-run homer to Daniel Descalso and a solo shot to Tony Wolters. Eickhoffs ERA is 12.71 in the sixth this season.It just comes down to getting that curveball over, he said. If Im not throwing that with consistency, (hitters) can just put that in the back of their mind, or eliminate, really. DeAnthony Thomas Jersey . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Michael Pierce Jersey . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. http:///...sey-large-1163d.html . Kiriasis and brakeman Franziska Fritz finished two runs in one minute 55.41 seconds -- a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Meyers and Lolo Jones, who likely bolstered her Olympic hopes by helping give USA-1 a huge push in the second heat. GOLD COAST, Australia -- Andrew Dodt held the lead for the third straight round at the Australian PGA Championship on Saturday, hanging onto a two-stroke cushion after Adam Scott started fast but faded and Harold Varner III scrapped on the front nine and finished strongly.Dodt had five birdies and three bogeys as he went around in 70 on Saturday, moving to 14 under 202.A two-time winner on the European Tour, Dodt finds himself on rare ground going into the last round.My wins have been from behind, so this is new to me, he said. Im really trying to embrace it and enjoy my time out there.The first three rounds are irrelevant now. There are a lot of world- class players behind me, so Ive got to keep the foot down.Varner started the day five shots off the pace and narrowed the gap to two, moving into a share of second spot at 12 under with Australian Ashley Hall after carding a 67 that included eagles at the 15th to the 17th and a clutch putt for a bogey at the 18th. Hall had two eagles and twice pulled level for the lead, but bogeys on the last two holes meant he finished with a 70.Varner, who was a runner-up here last year after losing a three-way playoff, had eight straight pars before a birdie at the 9th. He had another birdie at the par-5 12th and then unleashed a 364-meter drive (which he needed Scott to translate to 400 yards) on the 15th to set up an eagle. He had double-bogey at that same hold -- plus the 16th -- on Friday, so the big tee shot was a confidence boost. Cory Ross Jersey. At the 17th, he holed a wedge from 114 meters and had a mini celebration. On the last, with thunder in the background and lightning in the distance, he hit into a bunker and put his third shot left of the green. So, he said, the putt for bogey was awesome.I hit it left, right and center, he said, explaining the damage limitation. Good momentum going into tomorrow, Im super excited .... set up best as Im going to be without leading.Former No.1-ranked Scott, who won the Australian PGA Championship in 2013, the same year he won the Masters, finished the third round in a share of fourth with John Senden after a 70. Scott had birdies at the 2nd and 8th and an eagle at the 9th to charge up the leaderboard but was wayward off the tee on the back nine, twice finding the water, and mixing three bogeys with another birdie to finish at 10 under.Im going to have to shoot a low score, but theres a low one out there, thats for sure, Scott said of the last round. I have to go out and have a good front nine and kind of get up near the lead like I did today. If I can do that, then theres a lot of pressure on the other guys who are trying to get maybe their first wins here of a big event.Ryan Fox slipped off the pace with three bogeys on his first five holes and was seven shots off the pace at 7 under in sixth place. ' ' '