Hill (blisters) still hopeful for LA debut Friday

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LOS ANGELES — Pregame workouts on Tuesday did little to clarify the Dodgers’ starting-pitching plans for the weekend series with the Pirates.

Manager Dave Roberts said Rich Hill and Brandon McCarthy were still scheduled to start Friday and Saturday, but as Roberts has proved repeatedly this year, plans could change. Guessing a Sunday starter is even tougher.

Hill did not throw off a mound Tuesday as scheduled, but Ross Stripling did, lining him up to possibly make Friday’s start. Hill hasn’t pitched in a game of any kind since July 7 because of two blisters. The last time he tried to start for Oakland, on July 17, he shut it down while warming up in the bullpen and wound up on the disabled list, where he was when the Dodgers …

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