[新聞] Kuo tries to get Dodgers going vs. Mets

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09/08/2006 1:45 AM ET
Kuo tries to get Dodgers going vs. Mets
Dodgers (74-66) at Mets (87-52), 4:10 p.m. PT
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com

Hong-Chih Kuo makes his first Major League start Friday night, seven
years and two Tommy John operations after he was signed as a 17-year-old
out of Taiwan.

Kuo, signed to a $1.25 million bonus, suffered his elbow injury in
spectacularly tragic fashion. In his professional debut on April 10,
2000, he struck out seven of the 10 batters he faced, blew out a
ligament in his elbow, made two more pitches to end the inning,
then underwent surgery.

He resumed pitching 14 months later, but problems persisted and he
required the procedure again, missing the entire 2003 season. He also
underwent another operation to clear scar tissue from the transplanted
ligament, a common side effect. He pitched in only three games in 2004,
and entered the 2005 season with a total of 40 1/3 innings pitched in
five years.

Finally healthy, Kuo made up for lost time with a meteoric rise last
year that began at Class A Vero Beach and ended with a September
callup to the Major Leagues from Double-A. This is his third stint
with the big-league club this year.

The Dodgers are in need of an effective start, not to mention a long
one, from Kuo. He said he made 95 pitches in a start at Las Vegas this
year, the first time he'd thrown that many pitches since his amateur
days in Taiwan.

Pitching matchup
LAD: LHP Hong-Chih Kuo (0-4, 5.34)
He's back doing what he does best -- starting -- although it's taken
the new regime a while to appreciate it. This is quite a comeback story
from two Tommy John operations. Despite the procedures, he has an
electrifying left arm, and when he's on, he's unhittable, especially
for right-handed hitters, which is very unusual for a left-handed rookie.

NYM: RHP John Maine (5-3, 3.44)
It's hard to ignore that the Mets have won eight consecutive games in
which he's started. He's never faced the Dodgers, but he's coming off
a solid victory over the Astros, pitching into the seventh inning.

Player to watch
Shawn Green is 2-for-5 against Kuo.

http://0rz.net/9b1Q2

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