Ross bids Los Angeles farewell — for now?

LOS ANGELES — Maybe David Ross will get another at-bat at Dodger Stadium. He hopes so.

The veteran catcher, who was the Dodgers’ seventh-round pick in 1988 and is retiring after this season, said goodbye on Sunday. Ross started for the Cubs, who lost, 1-0. Ross struck out to end the game.

“Hopefully, that’s not my last at-bat here in this stadium, right?” said Ross, 39, knowing the Cubs and Dodgers could meet again in the postseason.

Ross made his Major League debut on June 29, 2002, but that was down Interstate 5 in Anaheim. He did not play in a game at Dodger Stadium until Sept. 8 that year. He did make his first start at catcher on July 6, 2002, in St. Louis, and threw out Edgar Renteria in the fifth inning. Dodgers broadcacster Vin Scully knew that, and asked Ross if he remembered when the two met on Friday. The starting pitcher that day was Hideo Nomo, and it also happened to be an 11-inning game, and Ross caught all 11.

Sunday’s …

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