Light workload dulls the edge for Dodgers' Saito
Published 4/29/2008 at L.A. Times - Baseball News
Dodgers closer, slowed by injury in March and infrequently used in April, has lacked his usual sharpness, and his results have suffered.
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The Takashi Saito who has already blown two saves isn't the same Takashi Saito who was an All-Star last year.
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