- The Dodgers have signed pitchers Roberto Hernandez and Rick Bauer and assigned them to Class AAA Las Vegas.

- A foul ball hit down the left-field line sent three Dodger employees scattering, including Grady Little and Stan Conte. The other? Jason Repko.

- Joe Beimel is back and apparently healthy. Asked by doctors if he had drank alcohol, he noted it was the nine-month anniversary of his sobriety. For now, he won't be able to have caffeine or sports nutritional supplements. "I'll just add it to the stuff I can't take," he said.

- Rafael Furcal won't get any days off in advance of the All-Star break to rest his ankle. "You want to give him a day off? Four days might be too much for him," Little said.

- Star Wars fan Randy Wolf brought a Darth Vader cookie jar to his locker in order to ward off bad vibes.

- The blister on Brad Penny's index finger might cause him to pitch less in the All-Star game.

- Apparently, that wasn't newly signed Jose Dominguez that struck out seven in two innings for the GCL Dodgers the other day. It was actually Kelvin Dominguez.