ANGELS NOTEBOOK: PITCHERS GETTING IN THEIR SWINGS.Byline: David Felton Staff Writer With interleague games upcoming in National League parks, Angels pitchers have been taking their hacks in the batting cage Noun 1. batting cage - a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice cage baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball , or at least squaring around to bunt. The Angels visit Dodger Stadium • • [ beginning Friday for the first of nine consecutive interleague games in NL parks, meaning pitchers will have to hit for themselves. So manager Mike Scioscia ``Primarily we're getting them comfortable bunting,'' Scioscia said. But the former National League catcher couldn't help but take a playful swipe at those who benefit from 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. . ``(The pitchers) are also running the bases ... to make sure they run the right direction,'' Scioscia joked and also alluded to placing a sign at first base with an arrow pointing to the left and the words ``Second base, 90 feet.'' Scioscia singled out 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 as having a pretty good swing. When asked if Kevin Appier's one season in the National League with New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of had given him an edge over the others on the pitching staff, Scioscia quipped, ``Judging by his swing, I would say no.'' --Fish back in water: After missing two consecutive starts with a slight strain in his right hamstring, Tim Salmon 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 in right field Sunday. ``He says he feels good enough to get back out there,'' Scioscia said. Salmon pinch-hit in the first two games of the series, going 0 for 2. Salmon went 1 for 3 Sunday with a double in the seventh, at which time Scioscia replaced him with Julio Ramirez. --Quick healer: Cincinnati outfielder Juan Encarnacion was not in the Reds' original starting lineup for Sunday's game after being hit in the head with a thrown ball Saturday. Reds manager Bob Boone said before Sunday's game Encarnacion could be used as a pinch hitter. But a little more than an hour before game time, Boone replaced Reggie Taylor in center field with Encarnacion. He went 2 for 3 with two singles and two walks and scored a run in the Reds' three-run ninth inning. Ken Griffey Jr., who trails only Toronto's Carlos Delgado in career interleague home runs with 28, missed his second consecutive start with a slight right hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, . ANGELS vs. PITTSBURGH Time: 7:05 p.m., Edison Field. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net, 570-AM, 1090-AM (Spanish). Matchup: Jimmy Anderson (5-7, 4.96) vs. Jarrod Washburn (5-2, 3.36). The Angels play their first-ever game against Pittsburgh tonight. Overall in interleague play, the Angels are 44-45 (or 43-46), including a 23-23 (or 22-24) mark at home. Washburn has never faced Pittsburgh in 88 major-league appearances. - David Felton CAPTION(S): box Box: DODGERS vs. PITTSBURGH (see text) |
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