DENVER -- With all of the lineup juggling Dodgers manager Joe Torre has been discussing lately, one name that doesn't seem likely to be omitted is first baseman James Loney, especially when the Dodgers are playing in Coors Field.

This is where Loney burst upon the baseball scene Sept. 28, 2006, when he homered twice and drove in nine runs to set a single-game National League rookie record for RBIs and tie Gil Hodges' franchise mark.

Loney, who had a six-RBI game the last time the Dodgers visited Coors Field in May, drove in five more in Monday night's 16-10 slugfest win over the Rockies.

"Guys get on base when we're here," said Loney, who has 141 career RBIs, 35 of them against Colorado. "I've got some RBIs here, I know that. But if guys aren't getting on base for me, we wouldn't be talking about it."

Loney has become the new club ironman in his first full season as a Major Leaguer. He's played in all 99 games, started in 96. He leads the club in hits, doubles and had three of his RBIs Monday night on a bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning.

He's come out of the All-Star break on fire, going 5-for-11 with a game-winning home run in Arizona and is 8-for-17 including Monday night.

Torre said Loney appears comfortable hitting in Coors Field.

"When a hitter feels comfortable in a ballpark, he can come in 0-for-20 and have the confidence he'll see the ball really well," said Torre. "It's weird how that happens. I used to love to hit in Wrigley Field."

Torre said Loney appears to have a "quieter body" at the plate than earlier in the year.

"Sometimes he tries to muster up more power with more body movement," Torre said. "But it tends to slow him down."

Pitching matchup
LAD: LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-2, 4.42 ERA)
Kershaw was promoted to make this start for the Dodgers, returning to the rotation after a three-start demotion to Double-A, where he went 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA. Kershaw, a rookie lefty, showed flashes of brilliance in his first tour with the Dodgers, but he also showed the wavering command of a 20-year-old. He has 24 walks in 38 2/3 Major League innings.

COL: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-9, 4.20 ERA)
Jimenez was shaky in the early innings against Pittsburgh, walking two, hitting another and throwing a wild pitch in the Bucs' three-run third inning. But he gathered his composure and slowed his mechanics to retire the final 13 batters he faced. The outing was a microcosm of Jimenez's season. After a slow start to 2008, Jimenez has pitched some of the best baseball in his short career during his past 10 starts. He hasn't surrendered more than four runs in any outing during that span, dropping his ERA from 4.85 to 4.20, and has picked up three of his four victories.

Tidbits
Brad Penny, whose horse, Synnin and Grinnin, won the seventh race at Del Mar Monday, will throw a bullpen session on Tuesday and either a simulated game or Minor League rehab assignment over the weekend. ... Juan Pierre's recovery from a torn knee ligament is ahead of schedule and he could start a Minor League rehab assignment within a week. ... Jason Schmidt went back to Los Angeles to have his shoulder examined by surgeon Neal ElAttrache. ... National Spanish-language television network Univision honored Dodgers broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela at the first annual "Premios Deportes" last Monday. The awards show was originally slated to air Sunday, but due to the success of the event, the show was rescheduled to be broadcast nationally in prime time, on Sunday at 7 p.m. on Univision. Valenzuela will be honored as one of the most prominent Hispanic athletes in history with a lifetime achievement award.

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• Wednesday: Dodgers (Hiroki Kuroda, 5-6, 3.79) at Rockies (Glendon Rusch, 3-3, 5.79), 12:05 p.m. PT
• Thursday: Off-day
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