A. Dickey will pitch the opener against Mexico and Ryan Vogelsong will pitch Saturday against Italy, followed by Holland on Sunday.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ryan Vogelsong has a little running joke that he is going to plunk San Francisco teammate Pablo Sandoval in the World Baseball Classic to keep the Panda from a three-homer game like the one he produced in Game 1 of the World Series last fall.

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