Round 2: Manny slated to be back in mix

Los Angeles (51-29) at San Diego (34-45), 1:10 p.m. PT

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SAN DIEGO -- In case anyone was wondering, Manny Ramirez is expected to be back in the lineup Saturday at PETCO Park in a day game, which is slated to be aired by FOX, after his first night game.

"Yeah, he'll be in there," Dodger manager Joe Torre said after the Dodgers vanquished the Padres, 6-3, in Ramirez's first game back from a 50-game suspension Friday night. "I told him unless he came in feeling all beat up in the morning, he's going to play the game."

Ramirez said after he went 0-for-3 with a walk that he would take his comeback day-to-day at this point.

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow," Ramirez said. "And I'm going to take it day-by-day. I feel like I have 200 pounds off my back now that the first one is out of the way. Like I said, I'm going to take it day-by-day and get back in shape."

It is the fervent hope of the Dodgers that the team gets back to some semblance of normalcy now that Ramirez's return is out of the way.

"Obviously, he brought a little something to the table," said Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake. "We knew there would be a lot of media and the fans would be crazy. Both were true. Now we just hope Manny can relax enough so he can get his feel back."

For his part, Ramirez said he felt comfortable at the plate, but no one should expect too much too soon.

"I need to play six, seven innings right now and just build innings until my legs are really ready," said Ramirez, who came out of Friday night's game after batting in the top of the sixth.

Pitching matchup
LAD: LHP Randy Wolf (3-3, 3.61 ERA)
Wolf didn't have his best stuff Monday against the Rockies, but he managed to battle through six innings. He got out of several jams and was really only hurt by a two-run home run by Ryan Spilborghs, as Wolf allowed just two runs over those six innings on four hits along with four strikeouts.