ANGELS NOTEBOOK: KOTCHMAN HAS UNKNOWN ILLNESS.Byline: DOUG PADILLA Douglas ("Doug") Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. Staff Writer ANAHEIM -- For the second time in two years, 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. is being linked to a mystery illness. Kotchman was not in the Angels' starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes Sunday because of what manager Mike Scioscia It is believed Kotchman had severe flu-like symptoms with vomiting and diarrhea, although nobody with the Angels would confirm that. Had the Angels forced a Game 4 today, Kotchman was not expected to be available. Last season, Kotchman was limited to just 29 major-league games and three rehab games at Triple-A Salt Lake because of a virus that was discovered to be mononucleosis mononucleosis /mono·nu·cle·o·sis/ (-noo?kle-o´sis) excess of mononuclear leukocytes (monocytes) in the blood. chronic mononucleosis chronic fatigue syndrome. . Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher Michael Dana Butcher (born May 10, 1965 in Davenport, Iowa) was a Relief Pitcher for the California Angels (1992-95) and is now the pitching coach of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. also was affected by an unknown virus Friday night that caused extreme fatigue and dehydration. The Angels would not confirm or deny if Kotchman's illness was the same as Butcher's. It still has not been determined what caused Butcher to become ill. Butcher was taken off the Angels charter flight, which was headed back home after Friday night's 6-3 defeat to the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. . He spent the night in a Boston hospital, flew home Saturday and was on the bench for Sunday's game. "It was either a viral or a bacterial infection and it could have even been salmonella," Butcher said of his illness. "It could have been a number of things but I'll find out (from blood work)." Kendry Morales Kendrys Morales Rodriguez (born June 20, 1983 in Fomento, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player in his rookie season as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is a switch hitter and throws right-handed. took over for Kotchman at first base Sunday, leaving the designated hitter designated hitter n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. spot open for Juan Rivera. Morales and Rivera were a combined 1 for 7. Guerrero quiet again: Another playoff series has gone by without Vladimir Guerrero making enough of an impact. Guerrero's career postseason batting average dropped to .183 (11 for 60) after going 2for10 against the Red Sox in this series. Guerrero has no extra-base hits and just one 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 in his past 13playoff games. After getting hit with a pitch in the back of his left shoulder in Game 2 Friday in Boston, his swing looked slower than normal Sunday. "I think that at times when there is one guy you need to stop and you have pitchers that are on the money, you can do it," Scioscia said. "They pitched Vlad very tough this series. Some of the mistakes we made (pitching) were against some of their big guys and we paid a price for it. There weren't many mistakes made to Vlad and there weren't many made to (Garret Anderson) either." Sox immune to running game: An aggressive running game -- with stolen bases and runners going first to third -- hasn't helped Scioscia's Angels against the Red Sox. Since becoming Angels manager in 2000, Scioscia's teams are 30-43 against the Red Sox, including a 0-6 mark against Boston in the playoffs. By comparison, the Angels are 44-36 against the New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. under Scioscia, including a 6-3 mark in two postseason series.
Extra effort: Maybe practice does make perfect. The Red Sox were the only team that took batting practice since Friday in Boston, and their offense dominated Sunday. Both teams arrived in Orange County early Saturday morning, and while the Red Sox held a short optional workout that afternoon, the Angels opted for rest. The Angels typically do not take batting practice before day games and did not do so before Sunday's noon start. The Red Sox were on the field for batting practice Sunday morning. The Angels had just two fewer hits than Boston on Sunday, but just one of their eight hits came with a runner on base. Also: Three of David Ortiz's six hits against Jered Weaver have been home runs, including one Sunday. ... The Angels have lost seven consecutive playoff games and have scored just 14 runs in their past eight playoff games (1.8runs per game). ... The crowd of 45,262 was the largest at Angel Stadium since it was renovated in 1998. ... Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Red Sox's Julio Lugo, right, scores as Angels catcher Mike Napoli drops the ball on a triple by Dustin Pedroia in Boston's seven-run eighth inning. Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer |
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