ANGELS NOTEBOOK: A'S, ANGELS NOT DONE YET.

Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer

The Angels and Oakland A's haven't really had much of a rivalry, other than the fact they play in the same division. That might change soon.

Neither team was happy with the other after Thursday's game, in which seven batters were hit by pitches. A's batters were hit five times; Angels batters were hit twice.

Angels starter Scott Schoeneweis did most of the damage, tying a major- league record by hitting four batters. Frank Menechino was hit twice, both times on the foot. Jason Giambi and Olmedo Saenz also got hit by Schoeneweis.

``We were getting buried out there,'' Saenz said. ``He (messed) up a whole lot of times. Five times? C'mon, that's not a major-league pitcher. He hit Frankie in the same place twice. What the (heck) is that?''

Schoeneweis, though, struggled in the first three innings, when three of the batters were hit.

``I wasn't trying to hit anybody,'' Schoeneweis said. ``If I was I wouldn't have hit 'em in the foot. I've got to pitch inside. I'm only upset because I put my teammates in jeopardy. I'm not apologizing for it, but they need to know I'm not trying to hit 'em.''

The A's apparently did not get the message. It appeared all but one of the seven pitches that hit batters were ones that simply got away. But with two out and nobody on base in the eighth, A's pitcher Mark Guthrie hit Scott Spiezio on the left elbow with a pitch, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia yelled across at the A's dugout.

``Can you believe that?,'' A's outfielder Terrence Long said. ``They hit five of our guys and he's yelling at us. I hope this thing isn't over. It better not be. What they did wasn't right.''

Scioscia wouldn't directly accuse the A's of hitting Spiezio, but it was clear he wasn't happy.

``I hope they didn't throw at Spiezio because I don't think there's any place in the game for that,'' he said. ``If you saw Scott's (lack of) command it was obvious he wasn't trying to hit anybody. Hitting Menechino two times in the foot? Is that something they think was by design? Do you think Mike Holtz wanted to put the tying run on base and bring up Long with a chance to win the ballgame? It doesn't make sense to me. We're not that type of club.''

The Angels and A's will meet again for a four-game series in Oakland July 2-5.

--Molina starts rehab: Catcher Bengie Molina's workout at Dodger Stadium on Friday went well, and he'll begin a rehab assignment for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga today. He'll take Sunday off, then play Monday, Wednesday and Thursday before rejoining the club in Anaheim on Friday.

Molina, has been out since May 4 with a strained right hamstring.

DODGERS vs. ANGELS

Time: 1:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium.

TV/Radio: Ch. 11; 1150-AM, KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish).

Matchup: Dodgers right-hander Chan Ho Park (7-4, 2.86 ERA) has been nearly unbeatable at home, going 6-1 with a 1.86 ERA. Park is 5-2 with a 2.11 ERA in his last eight starts. He's 2-1 with a 3.89 ERA in six games against the Angels, including 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA last season. Angels right-hander Ramon Ortiz (4-4, 4.27) is making his first career start against the Dodgers. As a starter, Ortiz is 14-13 with a 5.14 ERA in his career.

- Brian Dohn

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