Angels Freeway Series Starts on Monday - Pregame Info and Other Stuff!

The next homestand starts Monday evening against the Anaheim Angels.  Below are some odds and ends for this upcoming homestand.

The Freeway Series Wrap will be available for this homestand only against the Angels at the Marketplace on the field level and Healthy Carts on the loge and reserve levels. The L.A. wrap features grilled chicken breast, sundried tomatoes, pickled red onion and fresh spinach in a whole wheat tortilla.

Fans can help save lives by signing up Monday and Tuesday to donate blood during the American Red Cross’s 18th Annual Angels/Dodgers Blood Drive on June 11. From the start of the game through the sixth inning, fans can sign up on the top deck, reserve and loge sections. To schedule an appointment, donors can go to www.redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code:  HOMERUN or call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (800-733-2767). All presenting donors will receive a voucher, good for two tickets to a designated Dodger or Angel home game.

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Monday, May 16th at 7:10 PM
RHP Matt Shoemaker vs. RHP Kenta Maeda
SNLA / AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)

Monday's game starts at 7:10 PM.  Auto gates open at 4:30 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:00 PM.

GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and recording artist Victoria Monét will perform the national anthem Monday.

• The Military Hero of the Game is U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jesus Martinez of Baldwin Park. Martinez joined the Army in 2006, deployed to Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010. He returned to the U.S. for just one year before serving another deployment to Afghanistan in 2012, where he assumed the position of Communications Platoon Sergeant. He is currently an Army recruiter in Lakewood.

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Tuesday, May 17th at 7:10 PM
RHP Jered Weaver vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw
SNLA / AM 570 (Eng.), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)

Tuesday's game starts at 7:10 PM.  Auto gates open at 4:40 PM, and stadium gates open at 5:10 PM.  The first 40,000 fans will receive an Dodgers welcome mat.  See it on the right.

Mike Shea, 2014 U.S. Paralympic silver medalist and Wings for Life ambassador, will throw an honorary first pitch. Emmy Award-winning entertainment journalist Nancy O’Dell will throw the ceremonial first pitch.

• The Military Hero of the Game is U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer Kirk Stricker of Torrington, WY. Stricker joined the Marines when he was 18, has also served in the U.S. Army and has 22 years of military service. As a chief warrant officer for the Army Reserve, he is a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot. His deployments include Kuwait, Iraq, Korea, Okinawa and mainland Japan.

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