ANGELS NOTEBOOK: GUILLEN TO VISIT DOCTOR.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer CLEVELAND - Left fielder Jose Guillen flew back to 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, on Saturday night and will have his swollen right wrist examined today by team physician Dr. Craig Milhouse, a situation that could sideline him for several games. Guillen, second on the team with a career-high 101 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in , has complained of weakness in his right hand and wrist for the past two weeks and had diagnostic tests performed Friday night. The Angels did not make the results available Saturday. After leaving Friday's win after six innings, Guillen said his hand ``feels heavier than hell'' when he swings. ``It got to the point where it was impacting his swing,'' manager Mike Scioscia Scioscia said the club ``isn't ruling out the possibility of Jose playing Tuesday'' when the Angels return home to face Toronto. The club originally termed his injury similar to carpal tunnel syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome: see repetitive stress injury. carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Painful condition caused by repetitive stress to the wrist over time. but expects to know more today. --Shield bounces back: Scot Shields Scot Shields (b. July 22, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with whom he has spent his entire career, serving as their setup man since 2005. gave up five runs in two innings against Boston on Wednesday. He bounced back resoundingly re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. Saturday, contributing three scoreless relief innings in the 6-1 victory over Cleveland. With Jarrod Washburn Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the 1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Washburn won the final game limited to five innings and Brendan Donnelly unavailable, Shields bridged the gap to the ninth inning, striking out three and compelling Scioscia to have set-up man Francisco Rodriguez sit down in the eighth inning. Shields' 92 innings lead AL relievers. ``Shieldsey's amazing,'' Scioscia said. ``We see him go out and take the ball every time. He's probably been our most valuable relief pitcher. We could've gone through five pitchers or six tonight. We got away with just three.'' --McPherson reaches 40: Triple-A Salt Lake third baseman Dallas McPherson hit his 40th home run of the season Friday night, and he could receive a call-up, along with reliever Matt Hensley, after the minor-league season concludes Monday. CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS at CLEVELAND - Gabe Lacques |
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