Archer grinds out first win with Pirates at Coors

OAKLAND -- Like having too much money, there's no such thing as having too many starting pitchers, but that's where the Dodgers are heading.

Ross Stripling is scheduled to come off the disabled list to start Thursday in Colorado, while Alex Wood threw a three-inning simulated game on Wednesday and is eligible to be activated on Tuesday. Hyun-Jin Ryu was impressive in a five-inning Triple-A rehab start on Tuesday night.

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Add them to Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill, Kenta Maeda and Walker Buehler and the Dodgers have the mathematical dilemma of dividing five by seven -- barring another timely injury.

"A lot of good pitchers, a lot of good options," said manager Dave Roberts, who…