Official Site of the Dodgers · Jun 4, 2015
Jansen, Mattingly quiet on closer's absence
Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen didn't get into the game as the Rockies rallied Wednesday for three runs in the ninth inning.Jansen, present but subdued, said through a club official he wasn't talking. Don Mattingly, clearly annoyed, wasn't talking either, except to say that Jansen "wasn't available."
A club official later was hard-pressed to come up with this official, uh, statement:
"Kenley wasn't feeling well and was unavailable."
Let the speculation begin. One believable scenario is that Jansen -- who prior to 2013 heart surgery had an episode of irregular heartbeat in the Mile High City and has complained of feeling lethargic here -- wasn't up to taking the ball.