Chad Billingsley (groin) didn’t throw his scheduled bullpen session today, but the new plan is to have him throw on Friday and then throw to hitters in a simulated game on Sunday.

No word yet on who’ll pitch for the big club on Sunday in Billingsley’s stead, but I’d guess it’ll depend on how well the two fifth-starter candidates throw today. Joe Torre has been raving about young Josh Lindblom in recent days and might be just curious enough to throw him out there for a start. We’ll see.