ANGELS NOTEBOOK: LOOKING FOR MORE FROM DH.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Third base is not the Angels' only trouble area when it comes to offensive production. Jeff DaVanon Jeffrey Graham DaVanon (born December 8, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Oakland Athletics. DaVanon came up through the Oakland Athletics system before being traded to the Anaheim Angels as a minor-leaguer in 1999. and Juan Rivera Juan Rivera may refer to:
n. Baseball Abbr. DH A player designated at the start of a game to bat instead of the pitcher in the lineup. Noun 1. , combining to start every game except one, when Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. got a recent start. Going into Wednesday's game against the Indians, DaVanon and Rivera had combined to hit .250 (13 for 52) with one extra-base hit ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. (double by Davanon) and three 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 (all from DaVanon). Rivera's only extra-base hit and two RBI this season came when he started one game in the outfield. ``Jeff showed last year he could produce without playing every day, and Juan did it without playing every day in Montreal,'' manager Mike Scioscia Rivera, a right-handed hitter, starts against left-handed pitchers but actually has a higher career average (.290 to .286) against right-handers. ``We'll look at it, but right now we're confident this group will be effective,'' Scioscia said. --Kennedy update: Second baseman Adam Kennedy, recovering from offseason knee surgery, will continue to play in games through Friday at extended spring training in Arizona, then join Triple-A Salt Lake by the weekend if there are no setbacks. If all goes well at Salt Lake, Kennedy could be activated sometime during the team's next homestand, May 6-11. --Escobar ready to pitch: Pitcher Kelvim Escobar rejoined the team Wednesday after pitching Tuesday in Las Vegas for Salt Lake. Escobar, on the DL with a strained right elbow, said he felt fine one day after making 78 pitches and is on track to make his first start of the season Sunday against Oakland. ``I threw all my pitches,'' Escobar said. ``I was just throwing the ball, letting it go. I gave my arm a lap test. I threw everything hard.'' When Escobar returns, the Angels will have to send a player out. Scioscia said they are not likely to keep 12 pitchers on the roster, so either Chris Bootcheck or Jake Woods is likely to go. Both have been effective, but Woods has a slight advantage, being the only left-hander in the bullpen. |
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