D-backs unfazed by LA adding Manny —
Major League Baseball News 8/1/2008
Manny Ramirez's presence will be felt in the National League West race with the first-place Arizona leading Los Angeles by one game in the standings entering the series, but the D-backs are confident they can contend with the Dodgers.
Kent, Ethier sit out opener vs. D-backs —
Major League Baseball News 8/1/2008
There were other Dodgers items of interest Thursday besides Manny Ramirez. Second baseman Jeff Kent was scratched from the lineup for the opener of a four-game series with Arizona because of a sore knee, and Andre Ethier sat out with a bad stomach.