BALTIMORE — Remember when the Dodgers were accused of having collected so much talent they were ruining baseball? That luxury vehicle is dropping parts like a high-mileage Ford Taurus.

With All-Star catcher Will Smith sidelined by a bone bruise in his right hand, Dalton Rushing was handed the chance at regular playing time the top prospect no doubt craved. That might have ended in the sixth inning Friday night when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, dropped to the ground in obvious pain and had to be helped from the field.

The most talented team ever assembled – allegedly – finished the game with journeyman Ben Rortvedt (a career .186 hitter in scattered major-league at-bats) as the only healthy catcher on the roster – and nothing clearly better behind him at Triple-A. Does anyone

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