<p>GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers left-hander Ted Lilly is scheduled to make his first Spring Training appearance on Thursday against the Angels at 12:05 p.m. PT on MLB.TV. Ace Clayton Kershaw will start the contest.</p><p>Lilly is coming off September shoulder surgery to repair a frayed left labrum. Although he hasn't had any setbacks, Lilly has been eased into a spring workload for precautionary purposes.</p><p>Lilly is one of eight established starting pitchers with guaranteed salaries in Dodgers camp. His uncertain health was a contributing factor in the club's offseason acquisitions of free agents Zack Greinke and Hyun-Jin Ryu, and Lilly is joined by Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang as starters from last year's rotation who don't seem to have a role this year.</p><p>The 37-year-old Lilly was off to career-best 5-0 start in 2012, but he made only eight appearances -- none after May 23.</p><p><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130226&content_id=42004562&notebook_id=42004610&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la">Keep reading...</a></p>