Better extension allows Ross Stripling to reach back for All-Star form

LOS ANGELES – Ross Stripling was an All-Star last season. And he understands if you’ve forgotten.
“Yeah, I think so,” Stripling said Sunday. “It’s very much a ‘What have you done for me lately’-kind of sport, you know. I didn’t make the playoff roster. That’s the first thing I think of, so I’m sure it’s the first thing other people think of.
“That was kind of the thing in spring training, to make sure I put it back in