ANGELS NOTEBOOK: ANDERSON AGAIN LATE SCRATCH BEFORE GAME.Byline: Keven Chavez Staff Writer SEATTLE - Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. missed his third game of the Angels' six-game trip on Sunday afternoon. For the second time, he was in the lineup before being scratched shortly before game time. Anderson has a sore left knee, which was aggravated Tuesday against Oakland. Anderson missed the game Sunday when his back tightened after pregame batting practice. Even before the lineup change Sunday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia ``It's something we can't force,'' Scioscia said. ``I think we're going to be happy if he feels good enough to swing and hit in our lineup.'' With Anderson hitting at DH because of his injury, rookie first baseman Casey Kotchman Casey John Kotchman (born February 22, 1983 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He hit his first Major League home run on August 5 2005. In 47 games in 2005, Kotchman had 7 home runs and 22 runs batted in. has seen limited at-bats. Scioscia had planned to regularly use Kotchman at DH, where he had a solo home run in the fourth inning Sunday. ``We have some outfield depth, one thing we don't have is offensive depth so we need (Anderson) to stay at a level where he can go out there and swing every day and if it's from DH then that's what he's going to do,'' Scioscia said. Left fielder Juan Rivera Juan Rivera may refer to:
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The Angels closer was sharp, striking out two in a perfect ninth to earn his 27th save. ``What happened (in Oakland) is in the past, you just have to prepare and get over it,'' Rodriguez said. ``I just wanted to attack the hitters (Sunday).'' Sunday also nearly doubled Rodriguez's workload from the past two weeks. Entering the game, he has thrown just four pitches on the trip and had gone just 1 1/3 innings on 15 pitches in the past 14 days. --Also: Vladimir Guerrero's three-run home run off Seattle reliever Julio Mateo Julio Cesar Mateo (born August 2,1977 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. The 6’ tall 220lb Julio Mateo bats and throws with his right hand. in the fifth inning was his fifth in the past six games and the 299th of his career. ... Dallas McPherson Dallas Lyle McPherson (born July 23, 1980 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a professional baseball player, and third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Career (back), who was on a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake, is expected to be examined by team doctors in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ... Hitting coach Mickey Hatcher will return to the team in Anaheim today after missing the weekend series in Seattle to attend to personal matters at home in Arizona. Keven Chavez, (626) 962-8811 keven.chavez(at)sgvn.com |
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