... and it's not hard to figure out why. Brady Clark, who is playing LF in Gonzo's place tonight, is 5 for 7 lifetime against Paul Maholm, plus three walks. Kind of makes you wonder why he is batting eighth.

SS Furcal
CF Pierre
1B Nomar
2B Kent -- 1 for his past 28
C Martin
RF Ethier -- 5gm hitting streak (6-20)
3B Abreu -- hitting .455 on trip (10-22)
LF Clark
RH Lowe -- second in majors with groundball pct. of 78.0

Saito is day to day, but no one has ruled out placing him on the DL. He can walk without pain, but he can't pitch without feeling something in his left hammy. Broxton will close until Saito gets back, but where Saito's absence really hurts is in the eighth inning, the spot Broxton is vacating. Little said he could use any of the other five relievers in that spot depending on matchups.