ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SORE SALMON SHIFTED TO DH.Byline: Marc J. Spears Daily News Staff Writer Tim Salmon For just the second time this season, the right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield was used as a 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. . A right Achilles' tendon Achilles' tendon (tendo calcaneus) (tĕn`dō kălkā`nēəs), sinew prominent at the back of the ankle, connecting the tendons of the calf muscles to the heelbone. strain has been bothering him for two weeks and may have worsened on the SkyDome's artificial surface. Although Salmon asked to play in the field, Angels manager Terry Collins said he is expected to be used as a DH today as well in the final game of a two-game series against the Blue Jays. Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. moved from left field to right to replace Salmon and Rickey Henderson ``I'm still in the lineup every day and its good enough to still play,'' Salmon said. ``It is a nagging injury, but at this point of the year it is one where you have try to keep playing in some fashion. We are in a good situation since we have Rickey.'' Cruz adjusting: Some believed Jose Cruz Jose Luis Cruz (Cheo) can refer to different people:
Cruz entered Monday batting just .245 for Toronto and snapped a 10-game streak with at least one strikeout on Sunday. But he also has 11 homers and 26 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 37 games. The 23-year-old has no animosity toward the Mariners and believes he will develop faster because he is batting third instead of ninth. Also, he remembers that his dad, Jose Sr., improved when he was traded from St. Louis to Houston. ``I talked to my dad first (after the trade),'' said Cruz Jr. ``He told me he was really happy that I got traded. The best thing that ever happened to him was being traded. ``It is a different scenario because you're thrown into the heat. Teams tend to notice you a little bit more. It is a little more difficult, but it is more about adjusting and playing.'' Hasegawa's Big Day: Shigetoshi Hasegawa admitted that he used the wide strike zone of home plate umpire Mike Everitt to his advantage Sunday during the Angels' wild, 15-inning 5-4 win at Detroit. The rookie finished with a career-best eight strikeouts in just four innings in a game that included 33 Ks. ``It was the first time and maybe the last that I strikeout so many people,'' Hasegawa said. ``I'm not a strikeout pitcher, just on (Sunday).'' Although the Angels management was still upset by Everitt's calls, there are no plans to file a complaint to the American League office. ``Why do that?'' Collins said. ``You could be doing that every night couldn't you? It would be like beating a dead horse.'' |
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