3/22 Morning Marquee: Opening Series begins in Sydney

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Scott Van Slyke homered and doubled and Clayton Kershaw was in mid-season form as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the rival Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, in the Opening Series and in the first baseball game played at Sydney Cricket Ground in 100 years.

Luis Valbuena hit two home runs and Chris Rusin pitched five scoreless innings for a 7-0 Chicago Cubs win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday afternoon.

Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro looks to return on Saturday after not playing since March 2 while Chris Rusin and Carlos Villanueva continue to battle for the fifth rotation spot.

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