LOS ANGELES -- With Dodgers starters Hyun-Jin Ryu and Brandon McCarthy sidelined and the team having already used nine different starting pitchers in 2015, the absence of Dan Haren looms large in Los Angeles. But aside from missing the mound contributions of the man the Dodgers are paying $10 million this year to pitch for the Marlins, the Dodgers will also miss Haren's contributions at the plate.
Haren is a relatively-modest 2-for-13 (.154) this season, but he also has a double and has driven in two runs. His career .