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Elbert pitching way into key role for LA

The Dodgers were already trailing by the final score in the eighth inning Tuesday night when Scott Elbert took the mound for the Dodgers, but it wasn’t a meaningless outing for the rookie left-hander.


“He’s auditioning,” said manager Joe Torre, who has been impressed enough by Elbert’s composure and stuff to suddenly use him in close games with an eye on October.

Indeed, with Hong-Chih Kuo’s elusive command only a couple months after seemingly overcoming control issues, Elbert could very well be this year’s James McDonald, sneaking onto the postseason pitching staff via an impressive September after having virtually no role during the previous five months.


Click here to read the full article – By Ken Gurnick of MLB.com


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September 30, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Dodgers News, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB | , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet