DODGERS NOTEBOOK: ROTATION HEALING QUICKLY.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer The Dodgers' starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes remains an injury-riddled mess, but the rotation is coming together. Odalis Perez, previously expected to make a fourth rehabilitation start this week for Triple-A Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , might instead return to the Dodgers and start Sunday's game against Arizona. That decision is expected to be made today, but another decision was made Tuesday, when manager Jim Tracy
That means it is only a matter of time before Tuesday's starter, Elmer Dessens Elmer Dessens Jusaino [deh-SENZ] (born January 13, 1971 in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a pitcher on the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right handed. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. His 2007 salary is $1.7 million. His pitching speed can reach 90-93 mph. , goes to the bullpen. If the Dodgers decide to have Perez pitch Thursday for Las Vegas, Houlton will pitch Sunday, and Dessens will start Monday. If Perez returns, Houlton gets bumped to Monday, and Dessens is the odd man out. A more complicated scenario could have Perez pitching Thursday for Las Vegas, Houlton pitching Sunday, Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver pitching Monday and Perez returning to the Dodgers on Tuesday. Regardless, the day's big winner was Houlton, a Rule 5 selection who started this season on the major-league roster primarily because the Dodgers didn't want to have to send him back to Houston. --Walking wounded: J.D. Drew remained in the lineup Tuesday despite some swelling in his sore knee. ``We'll see how things go,'' Tracy said before the game. ``Depending on how things go, we'll have a decision to make (today) with a 12:10 (p.m.) start.'' --No worries: Tracy expressed continued support for shortstop Cesar Izturis, whose average reached a season-low .279 Monday from its late-May high of .349. ``Is he a .350 hitter? I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. ,'' Tracy said. ``Do you expect him to be? No. Will he get hot again? Yeah.'' Tracy said he had noticed a recent trend, in which Izturis has been swinging at high fastballs and hitting too many pop-ups, rather than hitting the ball on the ground and utilizing his speed. |
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