Article: BREWERS NOTES; De La Rosa gets chance; Yost puts him into rotation instead of Gonzalez

Philadelphia Brewers manager Ned Yost has decided to find out exactly what he has in left-hander Jorge De La Rosa.

Yost had the option of putting newly acquired right-hander Jeremi Gonzalez in the fifth spot in the starting rotation for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh but has decided instead to give De La Rosa his first start since late in the 2004 season.

"I want to give De La Rosa a shot at it," said Yost. "He's been pitching pretty good."

Gonzalez, acquired from the New York Mets on Friday in a trade for reliever Mike Adams, made three starts for the Mets and is fully stretched out. He last pitched Thursday, so the Tuesday slot would put him right on schedule with four days of rest.

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