Transcripts detail man’s admission of beating

A man ordered Friday to stand trial for the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium acknowledged the attack in a jailhouse conversation, according to a transcript of the recorded discussion.

“I socked him, jumped him and started beating him,” the transcript quotes defendant Louis Sanchez.

The account of the talk between Sanchez, 30, and co-defendant Marvin Norwood, 31, was released after a preliminary hearing where both men were ordered to stand trial on charges of mayhem, assault and battery in the 2011 attack on Bryan Stow.

Stow, a paramedic from Northern California who attended last year’s opening day game in Los Angeles, suffered brain damage and is permanently disabled.

Braves retire Smoltz’s number

Former manager Bobby Cox helped the Atlanta Braves retire John Smoltz’s No. 29 by calling the right-hander “the biggest of the big-game pitchers.”

Smoltz was inducted into the Braves’ Hall of Fame and the team retired his number before Friday night’s game.

Smoltz becomes the ninth Braves player to have his number retired, including the fourth in four years, following Cox (6) last year, Tom Glavine (47) in 2010 and Greg Maddux (31) in 2009.

Judge denies Dykstra’s motion

A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied a motion by former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra to dismiss more than a dozen charges, including bankruptcy fraud and embezzlement.

U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson rejected Dykstra’s request Thursday. Trial is set to begin July 24.

Clearing the bases

The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to contracts with their two first-round draft picks, catcher Clint Coulter and outfielder Victor Rouche. Coulter was taken 27th with the pick Milwaukee gained from Detroit after losing Prince Fielder in free agency, and Rouche was selected 28th. The 18-year-old Coulter hit .405 with three homers, 14 RBIs and 18 steals as a senior at Union High in Camas, Wash. … Manager Ozzie Guillen says the Miami Marlins’ demotion of outfielder Bryan Petersen to Triple-A New Orleans sends a message to several other struggling hitters. … New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain threw off a mound for the first time since hurting his ankle in March. Chamberlain made 25 throws in a batting cage at the Yankees’ minor league complex.