Notes: Hendrickson could be replaced Lefty, coming off rough outing, is scheduled to start Tuesday By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com http://0rz.net/7f1Nv LOS ANGELES -- In the wake of Tuesday night's marathon victory, winning reliever Derek Lowe said he will make his regularly scheduled start Friday night, but it's not clear whether Mark Hendrickson is even still a starting pitcher. "He had a bad game last night and we'll see how that goes," Dodgers manager Grady Little said of Hendrickson, who was staked to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and was removed after allowing singles to the first three Reds batters in the fifth inning. Hendrickson finished with four runs allowed in four-plus innings. "I'm not really sure what we'll do with that yet," Little said. "Right now, it's Hendrickson, until I make a decision otherwise." Little said Greg Maddux would start Monday's game in Milwaukee, so Hendrickson's turn would come up Tuesday. One likely candidate to take that start is left-handed rookie Hong-Chih Kuo, who was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday and reported 90 minutes before the game after flying in from Colorado Springs. To make room for Kuo, left-hander Tim Hamulack was optioned to Class A Vero Beach. Hamulack will be able to return to the Dodgers on Monday, after the Vero Beach season ends. As for Lowe, he pitched the final three innings of Tuesday night's 16-inning win, allowing one hit. "Hopefully, that's a turning-point game," he said. "One of the bigger wins of the year." Lowe said his left hand, drilled by a line drive Saturday, was still sore, but did not negatively impact his pitching. "[Catcher Russell Martin] was very nice throwing the ball back to me," he said. Nor did the injury impact Lowe's batting, as he walked in his only plate appearance against Bill Bray, even though Lowe had no intention of swinging with his sore hand. "I kept telling them I wasn't swinging, but I looked hitterish, didn't I?" he said. "I took fake practice swings, put pine tar on the bat. That .094 average must have put the fear of God in people." Hendrickson's four-plus innings were particularly disappointing coming off his best start as a Dodger in San Diego. He is 1-6 with a 5.07 ERA since being acquired from the Devil Rays. Kuo, demoted for a second time July 4 because of inconsistency in relief, was told to start for Las Vegas to get more innings to improve his command. He's been so successful since, that he's again being considered as a starter, which he originally was until blowing out his elbow and requiring two Tommy John operations. Because of the elbow history, management believed he would be better suited in relief. Kuo is not so sure. "I feel more comfortable when I can warm up before a game," said Kuo, who added that his longest start for the 51s was 96 pitches. Hamulack, pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday night and has made three scoreless appearances since being promoted after Friday night's 15-inning loss in Arizona. --

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