ANGELS NOTEBOOK: BURKETT INCIDENT PECULIAR.

Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer

ANAHEIM - If the American League decides it wants to investigate the Angels' allegations that Boston Red Sox pitcher John Burkett used sandpaper on a number of baseballs in Saturday's game, they have the evidence.

The Angels collected about 15 baseballs during Saturday's game that had curious scrapes on them.

``When I was playing with the Dodgers, (Mike) Scott and those guys in Houston would say they threw pitches in the dirt, but you shouldn't have all the scuff marks in the same spot,'' Hatcher said. ``Our complaint (Saturday) was that the balls had the same marks on it. We just wanted to make (the umpires) aware we noticed something that didn't seem right.''

Burkett pitched eight innings, allowing three runs and nine hits and taking the loss in the Angels' 3-1 win.

After the game, he denied any wrongdoing.

``I was getting some good sink on the ball and getting good cut - not with sandpaper, with finger pressure,'' he said.

--Outfield shuffle: The Angels' starting outfield Sunday had Jeff DaVanon and Gary Johnson, both minor leaguers to start the season, joining regular Garret Anderson. With the Red Sox throwing Pedro Martinez, it was not an easy assignment.

But DaVanon went 2 for 3 with a homer and double against Martinez; Johnson went 1 for 2 with a single and a walk.

--Injury update: Pitcher Aaron Sele, making his final rehab start in his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery, earned the victory for Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday after going six innings and giving up two runs and six hits with three strikeouts and two walks. He made 102 pitches.

Sele will make his season debut for the Angels on Saturday in Toronto. ...

Third baseman Troy Glaus was on the bench for the second game in a row because of an infection on the little toe of his left foot but is expected to return this week in Cleveland.