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Torre to Go with Six-Man Rotation
Published 6/26/2008 by Orel (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Garvey
From Ken Gurnick: It can't be said that Joe Torre won't push the envelope. After Eric Stults' complete-game shutout Wednesday night, the Dodgers manager said he would go to a six-man rotation until the All-Star break just to keep Stults in it. [...] He said a sixth starter would allow an extra day of rest for hard-throwers Kershaw and Chad Billingsley, as well as pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, who is expected to return from the disabled list to the rotation next week. Torre said the idea stems from the fact that the Dodgers play 20 ...

Dodger Thoughts: Dodgers Plan Six-Man Rotation Once Kuroda Returns
Published 6/26/2008 at Baseball Toaster
From Ken Gurnick at MLB.com : After Eric Stults' complete-game shutout Wednesday night, the Dodgers manager said he would go to a six-man rotation until the All-Star break just to keep Stults in it. ... He said a sixth starter would allow an extra day of rest for hard-throwers Kershaw and Chad Billingsley, as well as pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, who is expected to return from the disabled list to the rotation next week. Torre said the idea stems from the fact that the Dodgers play 20 consecutive days leading to the All-Star break. When Kuroda returns to the rotation, Chan Ho Park ...

Dodgers Are Shut Out to Get Series Loss
Published 6/27/2008 by Megan Westenberg at Dem Bums - A Dodgers Blog
Clayton Kershaw is still winless in his career as the Dodgers were shutout by the John Danks and the Sox, 2-0. The Dodgers totaled just five hits for the game. They also walked four times and left at least one runner on base for the first seven innings, including a runner on third with less than two outs three times in the game. They couldn’t drive any home and take the series loss along with the shutout, their seventh time being shutout for the season. Clayton Kershaw got his second loss after giving up two runs on six hits and four walks. He was removed after issuing two walks in the fifth and made way for Falkenborg who finished the inning. Cory Wade and Ramon Troncoso each threw two but the offense ...

Pickoff Moves
Published 6/27/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... thinks the Astros are doing Chacon a favor by releasing him, but I'm not so sure; he may not be able to find another taker, and if he were merely suspended, he'd be still drawing the balance of his salary, $983,607. Dodgers Go To Six-Man Rotation Just For Stults The Dodgers are going to a six-man rotation, just so they can keep Eric Stults in it. ...

The Future Of Eric Stults
Published 6/28/2008 by kensai (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Ned Colletti Now
... to save the Dodgers from getting swept by the White Sox. Due to his quality performance in both of his major league starts this year, the Dodgers are temporarily going to a six man rotation to get him additional opportunities. And while Stults certainly has some potential, his future value is ultimately limited by his ceiling and age. ...