Park on the spot in Interleague start

박찬호선수 선발 경기전 기사입니다.

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박찬호는 "단지 한번의 선발이다. 이번이 내 보직이 아니라는 것을 안다. 이번은 나에게는 테스트이고 지금까지 던졌던 방식으로 투구할 것이다" 라고 말했다. 이번 등판은 작년 메츠 소속으로 4이닝 동안 7실점 한 이래로 첫 선발등판이다. 이번 5선발 경쟁에서 궈홍치와 클레이튼 커쇼를 대신하여 기회를 얻었다. 다저스로서는 5월27일 다시 5선발이 필요하게 된다.  박찬호는 1승 1세이브 2.16 방어율을 기록하며 롱 릴리프 역할에 잘 적응하고 있다. "이번 선발등판 이후 다른 기회를 기대한다. 내 현재 위치를 잘 안다. 시즌 동안 보장된 역할은 아무 것도 없다."라고 박찬호는 말했다.

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Park on the spot in Interleague start
05/17/2008 3:10 AM ET
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com

ANAHEIM -- Chan Ho Park has seen the heights of the Major Leagues, and the depths, so he knows exactly the significance of his spot start Saturday against the Angels.

"It's just one start," said the 34-year-old right-hander. "I know it's not set for my job. It's a test for me and I'll try to pitch the way I've been pitching."

That would be rather remarkably, considering that Park made it to the Major Leagues for only four innings last year, a seson in which he was released from two organizations. It will be Park's first Major League start since allowing seven runs in four innings for the Mets last year.

Park, the Dodgers' Opening Day starter in 2001, got the nod over Hong-Chih Kuo and Minor League phenom Clayton Kershaw, who still could be promoted later this month. The fifth starter spot comes up again on May 27 and then pretty much becomes necessary through the All-Star break.

Park isn't looking that far ahead. A career starter, he has adapted to the role of long reliever well, compiling a 2.16 ERA with a 1-0 record and his first career save. He has pitched three innings on four separate occasions.

"After one start, I hope I get another," he said. "I know that's my situation. I have nothing guaranteed the whole year."

Pitching matchup

LAD: RHP Chan Ho Park (1-0, 2.16 ERA)
Park has been exclusively a long reliever this year and on four occasions has pitched three innings. Once a power pitcher, he now possesses a varied repertoire. This will be his first start for the Dodgers since 2001 and his first Major League start since April 30, 2007 when he allowed seven runs in four innings for the Mets.

LAA: RHP Ervin Santana (6-0, 2.63 ERA)
He wasn't as razor-sharp as in recent outings on Sunday in Tampa Bay, but Santana left the game with a lead the bullpen was unable to hold. He needed 113 pitches -- 33 in the first inning alone -- to reach 5 2/3 innings, yielding four runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out seven. Command, for one of the few times this season, was an issue for Santana, whose mid-90s fastball was crackling as usual. He's 2-2 in four career outings against the Dodgers with a 3.42 ERA. He was 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA last year against Los Angeles' other team.

Tidbits

Disabled pitcher Jason Schmidt is scheduled to make his second Minor League rehabilitation start Saturday for Inland Empire against Lake Elsinore. Schmidt is penciled in for two or three innings, depending on a pitch count ranging from 30-45 ... James Loney had two hits, extending his hitting streak to nine games ... The Dodgers will continue their 50th anniversary celebration by highlighting a different decade of Dodgers baseball each month this season and next week's homestand features heroes from the 1960s, Hall of Famer Don Sutton and 1965 Rookie of the Year Jim Lefebvre, taking part in the pregame ceremonies.