Monasterios to start Friday
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The Dodgers plan to start Carlos Monasterios on Friday at Colorado, turning to the rookie after two consecutive undistinguished starts from veteran Ramon Ortiz.
Monasterios, the Rule 5 pick, made his one and only major league start on May 1, giving up one run in four innings of a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ortiz had filled the fluid No. 5 spot in each of the past two turns in the rotation, giving up five runs in 3-1/3 innings in one start and three runs in four innings in the other.
-- Bill Shaikin in Chicago