Manager Tony La Russa said Saturday night's bullpen debacle won't affect how he'll handle the closing situation.He still plans to lean on Ryan Franklin in the ninth and mix in Jason Isringhausen in save situations after the All-Star break, even after the veteran duo were accomplices in blowing a six-run lead."We had a chance to get out of it, and we didn't get away with anything," La Russa said the morning after a 12-11 loss. "I'm not going to focus only on Izzy, or each individual. That's a game that you can't lose, that we lost."

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