Dodgers at Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

• Aaron Miles, 2B

• Casey Blake, 3B

• Andre Ethier, RF

• Matt Kemp, CF

• Jerry Sands, LF

• James Loney, 1B

• Rod Barajas, C

• Jamey Carroll, SS

• Hiroki Kuroda, P

Idling: Since he was recalled April 12, Ivan De Jesus Jr. has had five plate appearances (one single) and zero starts, while Aaron Miles has had 26 plate appearances (five singles, one double) and six starts.

Next roll for Andre Ethier – longest April hitting streak in major-league history. From the Dodgers via Elias Sports Bureau and Trent McCotter from the Society of American Baseball Research:

Joe Torre (22), April 6-28, 1972

Danny Bautista (21), April 7-30, 2004

Rico Carty (20), April 8-30, 1970

Andre Ethier (20), April 2-current, 2011

Steve Garvey (20), April 7-30, 1978

Seasons used to start later than they do today.

The longest hitting streak by a Dodger since 1988 is Paul Lo Duca's 25-game skein in 2003. Here's the all-time Dodger top 10:

31 Willie Davis, 1969

27 Joe Medwick, 1942

27 Duke Snider, 1953

25 Paul Lo Duca, 2003

25 Steve Sax, 1986

25 Willie Davis, 1971

25 Buzz Boyle, 1934

25 Harvey Hendrick, 1929

24 John Shelby, 1988

24 Zack Wheat, 1924

Longest consecutive-game streaks for a Dodger reaching base:

58 Duke Snider, 1954

53 Shawn Green, 2000

47 Ron Cey, 1975

44 Len Koenecke, 1934

44 Zack Wheat, 1919

43 Augie Galan, 1945

41 Eric Karros, 1994

40 Babe Herman, 1926

39 Steve Saz, 1986

39 Billy Grabarkewitz, 1970

39 Duke Snider, 1953

39 Jim Gilliam, 1953

The Snider and Gilliam streaks intersected for 21 days in August.