Kuo replaces Loaiza in rotation
LOS ANGELES
Left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo will bump Esteban Loaiza from his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Pirates, according to manager Joe Torre.
Loaiza allowed four runs in the first inning of his first start Tuesday night in Arizona, but his velocity increased in the second inning and he retired 10 consecutive batters. The next day, Torre said Loaiza would remain in the rotation.
But after Friday night's game, Torre reversed course. Kuo has eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 scoreless innings over two appearances, including an unexpected three-inning start nine days ago when Torre scratched scheduled starter Chad Billingsley because of an approaching storm.
Kuo, who has had two Tommy John reconstructions among his four elbow operations, was the likely fifth starter a year ago until suffering a Spring Training shoulder injury.
Loaiza beat out Chan Ho Park for the fifth starter job this Spring Training, in large part because he had a guaranteed $6.5 million salary. Loaiza is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA. Park has emerged as a long reliever, having appeared in three of the seven games, allowing one run over four innings.
The goal of management is to bide time with Loaiza, Park and Kuo taking starts for another month or so while preserving the arm of 20-year-old phenom Clayton Kershaw, who has never pitched more than 122 innings in a professional season.
Had Kershaw been asked to pitch every five days in the Major Leagues from the start of the season, it would have been unrealistic to expect him to have much left in the critical weeks of a pennant race without risking injury.
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Loaiza不振 郭泓志成為第5號先發
TSNA╱蕭保祥 編譯 2008-04-12 20:46
由於Esteban Loaiza先發表現不理想，洛杉磯道奇總教練Joe Torre今天(12日)宣布將他拉出輪值，台灣左投郭泓志擠下韓國投手朴贊浩，成為道奇第5號先發，預定下週三(16日)先發出戰匹茲堡海盜。
郭泓志今天進行牛棚練投，Loaiza則是從明天(13日)開始擔任後援角色。郭泓志本季中繼表現傑出，登板6又2/3局被擊出4支安打無失分，丟出8次三振與4個保送，表現相當傑出。
Loaiza年薪為650萬美元，不過開季2度登板都吞下敗投、防禦率高達6.75，主投6又2/3局被擊出6支安打掉5分，有4次三振、2個保送，原本道奇考慮到價值運用讓他先發，不過Torre顯然忍耐有限。
道奇最近陷入4連敗，預料Torre應該會給予郭泓志兩次的先發機會，如果能夠維持好投演出，或許有機會留在輪值中。
Left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo will bump Esteban Loaiza from his scheduled start Tuesday night against the Pirates, according to manager Joe Torre.
Loaiza allowed four runs in the first inning of his first start Tuesday night in Arizona, but his velocity increased in the second inning and he retired 10 consecutive batters. The next day, Torre said Loaiza would remain in the rotation.
But after Friday night's game, Torre reversed course. Kuo has eight strikeouts in 6 2/3 scoreless innings over two appearances, including an unexpected three-inning start nine days ago when Torre scratched scheduled starter Chad Billingsley because of an approaching storm.
Kuo, who has had two Tommy John reconstructions among his four elbow operations, was the likely fifth starter a year ago until suffering a Spring Training shoulder injury.
Loaiza beat out Chan Ho Park for the fifth starter job this Spring Training, in large part because he had a guaranteed $6.5 million salary. Loaiza is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA. Park has emerged as a long reliever, having appeared in three of the seven games, allowing one run over four innings.
The goal of management is to bide time with Loaiza, Park and Kuo taking starts for another month or so while preserving the arm of 20-year-old phenom Clayton Kershaw, who has never pitched more than 122 innings in a professional season.
Had Kershaw been asked to pitch every five days in the Major Leagues from the start of the season, it would have been unrealistic to expect him to have much left in the critical weeks of a pennant race without risking injury.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Loaiza不振 郭泓志成為第5號先發
TSNA╱蕭保祥 編譯 2008-04-12 20:46
由於Esteban Loaiza先發表現不理想，洛杉磯道奇總教練Joe Torre今天(12日)宣布將他拉出輪值，台灣左投郭泓志擠下韓國投手朴贊浩，成為道奇第5號先發，預定下週三(16日)先發出戰匹茲堡海盜。
郭泓志今天進行牛棚練投，Loaiza則是從明天(13日)開始擔任後援角色。郭泓志本季中繼表現傑出，登板6又2/3局被擊出4支安打無失分，丟出8次三振與4個保送，表現相當傑出。
Loaiza年薪為650萬美元，不過開季2度登板都吞下敗投、防禦率高達6.75，主投6又2/3局被擊出6支安打掉5分，有4次三振、2個保送，原本道奇考慮到價值運用讓他先發，不過Torre顯然忍耐有限。
道奇最近陷入4連敗，預料Torre應該會給予郭泓志兩次的先發機會，如果能夠維持好投演出，或許有機會留在輪值中。
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