LOS ANGELES — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a California Republican Senate rival, Steve Garvey, about where he wants him, hovering around second place.

The Golden State’s “top two” Senate primary on March 5 will send the first- and second-place finishers to the Nov. 5 general election ballot. With polls showing Schiff leading, second place for Garvey, a retired All-Star first baseman who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-82 and then the San Diego Padres from 1983-87, would give the congressman high odds of winning in the deep-blue state.