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Bill Plaschke: Dodgers ballgirls survive massacre, return to stadium

Two of the most resilient Dodgers will finally make their postseason debuts Sunday.

In Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, you can find them sitting on buckets down the baselines.

On one side will be Christina Zambrana, 27, a former college softball infielder with a nifty glove.

On the other will be Amy Moore, 26, a former college softball catcher with a big arm.

They are officially known around Chavez Ravine as "ballgirls," a title that understates the night in Las Vegas when the two powerful women were giants.

When Stephen Paddock began a shooting spree on the night of Oct. 1 at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival at Las

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