We need a palette cleanser after last night's game left a bad taste in the mouths of Dodger fans everywhere. Some good news: with an off day Monday, the Dodger starting pitchers over the next eight games will likely be:
| Day | Date | Starter | Opp |
| today |
May 20 |
Clayton Kershaw |
SD |
| Fri | May 21 | Chad Billingsley | Det |
| Sat | May 22 | John Ely | Det |
| Sun | May 23 | Hiroki Kuroda | Det |
| Tue | May 25 | Clayton Kershaw | @Chi |
| Wed | May 26 | Chad Billingsley | @Chi |
| Thu | May 27 | John Ely | @Chi |
| Fri | May 28 | Hiroki Kuroda | @Col |
We don't have to worry about the fifth starter for nine days. Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscias Tragic Illness has an idea who should get that start:
So there’s only one right answer here, and it’s the answer Joe Torre dreads the most. You have to start Carlos Monasterios. The Rule 5 pick has been surprisingly effective as the team’s longman, not allowing more than one earned run in any of his twelve appearances. With the bullpen rounding back into form and Jeff Weaver back, Monasterios’ role as a reliever has lessened, and he already showed he could survive as an emergency starter, allowing one run in four innings against Pittsburgh.
I have to agree with Petriello here, but the good news is I can push that decision to the back of my mind for over a week.
More good news: the Dodgers have won nine of their last 10.