Shea in Chavez Ravine

Shea Hillenbrand recalled: The Dodgers announced prior to Monday night's game that Shea Hillenbrand, who was signed to a Minor League contract on Friday, was recalled and would be available in Monday's game.

Hillenbrand was hitting .538 (7-for-13) with a homer and four RBIs in three games with Triple-A Las Vegas.

Hillenbrand opened the season with our Halos and played in 53 games, hitting .254 with three homers and 22 RBIs before being released at the All-Star break.

Hillenbrand signed a Minor League deal with the Padres less then three weeks later, but he was released on Wednesday, after hitting just .147 at Triple-A Portland.

Dodgers manager Grady Little, who also managed Hillenbrand in Boston in 2002 and part of 2003, said he never had any trouble with Hillenbrand, who got into a highly publicized dispute with Toronto manager John Gibbons just before the Blue Jays traded Hillenbrand to San Francisco last July. "I don't even think any of us has the right to answer that question if we weren't there," Little said. "Those who believe everything they read and hear, that is their own fault."

The two-time American League All-Star, who can play both corner-infield positions, has a .285 career average in seven Major League seasons. To make room on the roster, the Dodgers optioned outfielder Delwyn Young to Las Vegas.