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Tomko is fifth starter ... or maybe fourth

Grady just named Brett Tomko the team's fifth starter, with Mark Hendrickson going to the bullpen as a multi-innings guy. That puts Tomko in line to start on April 10 against Colorado. But Grady left open the possibility Tomko will start in place of Brad Penny on April 7 at San Francisco if Penny's shoulder problems continue to be a problem, something Grady said he doesn't anticipate. ... Dodgers scored two in the bottom of the ninth on a single by Larry Bigbie that drove in Tony Abreu from second with the tying run. James Loney then scored all the way from first when Cleveland right fielder Casey Blake booted Bigbie's ball. That gave the Dodgers a walkoff 4-3 win over the Indians. Loney went 3 for 4 with a double, raising his average to .444 and his on-base percentage to .500. And somehow, it is beginning to look like he won't make the club. More on all of this in tomorrow's paper. Dodgers improve to 16-11.

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TONY JACKSON

Tony Jackson is in his fourth season covering the Dodgers for the Daily News, his eighth season as a full-time Major League Baseball beat writer and his 13th season covering MLB on regular basis. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, although he refuses to root for the Razorbacks again until Frank Broyles is finally out of there. Tony is single and has a daughter who lives in Colorado. His hobbies include working out, reading and taking winter vacations with his daughter to non-MLB cities, usually in Mexico or the Caribbean. And he LIVES to blog.
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