Game 125: Dodgers @ San Diego Padres 2:4

We were supposed to face ailing Chan Ho Park, but instead we had to face rookie Tim Stauffer.
Several hours after getting a phone call telling him to head to San Diego, he arrived at Petco Park and found out he was going to start. He didn't even know his opponent until he saw all the fans wearing Dodgers shirts.

The right-hander held the Dodgers to two runs and three hits. He got the decision thanks to a leadoff triple into the gap in right-center leading off the sixth against Elmer Dessens and scored the go-ahead run on a groundout to shortstop.

The Dodgers lost for the fourth time in just 23 games.

Most Dodgers had never faced Stauffer.

"It's something that always scares you to death when you see
that happen," Little said. "Tonight, it proved true."

Stauffer retired his first 10 batters before allowing Kenny Lofton's single to center in the fourth and walking J.D. Drew with two outs. The runners advanced on Mike Piazza's passed ball and scored on Jeff Kent's single, which landed just in front of center fielder Mike Cameron.

Chad Billingsley allowed two runs and six hits in five innings, struck out five and walked one.
Kent went two-for-four with two runs batted in. Rookies Andre Ethier and Russell Martin each went one-for-three.

Some thoughts:

1) Why was Billingsley taken out? Granted he had thrown 96 pitches, but he looked like he could go one more.

2) Why was Dessens put in? Where was Jonathan Broxton?