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Torre will commit soon

Updated: March 18, 2010, 3:10 PM ET
By Tony Jackson | ESPNLosAngeles.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Thursday morning he will announce the team's Opening Day starter by the end of the week.

Although Torre gave no hint as to the identity of that pitcher, logic still points to left-hander Clayton Kershaw.

Based on a schedule of pitching every fifth day, Kershaw isn't perfectly lined up for the April 5 opener in Pittsburgh -- he last pitched in a minor-league intrasquad game on Wednesday, lining him up to pitch on April 6, which is ...

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