Former 21-game winner Russ Ortiz is battling for the fifth starter spot on the Los Angeles Dodgers along with knuckleballer Charlie Haeger and veteran Ramon Ortiz. The 35-year-old pitcher is hoping to play one more season with his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers, but if he does not make the team, he’ll be content with calling it a career.

Ortiz has pitched 15 innings while giving up four runs, 15 hits and striking out 13. He has a 2.40 ERA which is third best on the Dodgers this Spring. He has the stuff and the desire to pitch for a big league club, so it’ll be interesting to see how the Dodgers handle his spot when rosters are finalized this week.

In his 11 year career, Ortiz is 113-88 with a 4.48 ERA with the Giants, Braves, Diamondbacks, Orioles and Astros. You can Ortiz’s contract history and statistics here.

Information from Vincent Bonsignore of the Daily News was used in this article.