Stroke hasn't clicked, but Gutierrez is patient

Franklin Gutierrez hustles home on a wild pitch thrown by Micah Owings to tie the game at 3 in the bottom of the 6th inningPHOENIX -- The Dodgers took Thursday off, and nobody needed a reset more than Franklin Gutierrez.

The return to his original franchise after a 13-year gap has begun with an 0-for-19 shutout at the plate, leaving the 34-year-old frustrated but not discouraged.

"Every spring is different, but nothing before like this," said Gutierrez, whose career Spring Training OPS is .796. "I know it will be fine. It will come pretty soon. Repetition is the key. As soon as I get the first one, the hits will come."

Gutierrez was reacquired because management prioritized adding right-handed…