LA Dodgers @ San Diego - 2009-04-09 - 03:35 PM EST

[RedBullVodka]

Damnit. Why wasn't Kuo in?! Could have had a nice win for Kershaw + hold for Kuo and save for Broxton in H2HWS. Now I have none of the above...

[The Artful Dodger]

Damnit. Why wasn't Kuo in?! Could have had a nice win for Kershaw + hold for Kuo and save for Broxton in H2HWS. Now I have none of the above...

I guess either Torre had the intent of Kuo closing or to be careful in not giving Kuo too much of a burden this early, given his elbow problems before and late last year. FWIW, the Dodgers have been in four close games and forcing his hand to put any one of Wade, Kuo, or Broxton could be a bit tiring on each. Wade, in particular, didn't have his best stuff/location working for him today, and I think that had to do with some fatigue.