ANGELS NOTEBOOK: STARTING TO FILL IN NICELY.Byline: Greg MacDonald Staff Writer ANAHEIM - When Maicer Izturis Maicer Izturis (IPA pronunciation: [maɪsɛr ɪs'turɪs]) (born September 12, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball infielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. was acquired in the offseason in the Jose Guillen trade, the Angels knew they were getting a talented player. But the Angels, who also received Juan Rivera Juan Rivera may refer to:
Injuries have a way of changing plans. Cabrera was placed on the disabled list June 27 with a right elbow strain, and Izturis was given a regular spot in the 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 . Izturis has responded to the challenge. He is hitting .388 (21 for 54) since June 18. His current 13-game hitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hit. Games in which a player does not have any official at bats due to walks, or sacrifice bunts, or being hit by a pitch, are ignored (neither break the streak - he singled in the fourth inning Tuesday against the Twins - is a personal best for the younger brother of the Dodgers' Cesar Izturis. Needless to say, Izturis is giving the Angels they expected - and more. ``Offensively, he is a guy who you can see has a good idea of what he needs to do at the plate,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ``What we are seeing right now - with some guys on the disabled list - is he's getting a chance to play and is playing terrific baseball. He has given us a big lift.'' --Salmon watch: Tim Salmon, rehabbing after surgeries to his left knee and the rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. in his left shoulder, has found himself taking in Angels games during down time. ``When I watch the games, it is a Catch-22,'' Salmon said. ``When I watch, afterward I kind of go into a slight depression that takes me a couple of days to get out of.'' If the 36-year-old doesn't suffer any setbacks, he could return sometime in September. ``I don't guess that I'm ahead of schedule, but I don't think I'm behind,'' Salmon said. ``I think I'm right on pace.'' --All-time: Before Tuesday's night game against the Twins, the Angels honored left fielder Garret Anderson for being the franchise's all-time 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 leader. |
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