ANGELS NOTEBOOK: STONES WON'T SIT SALMON.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer Tests performed Monday on 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 Tim Salmon confirmed the presence of two small kidney stones Kidney Stones Definition Kidney stones are solid accumulations of material that form in the tubal system of the kidney. Kidney stones cause problems when they block the flow of urine through or out of the kidney. , but Salmon has been cleared to resume normal activities because his pain level is far lower than before. Salmon is expected to play tonight against the Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. , but shortstop David Eckstein is still listed as day-to-day. An examination in Oakland on Sunday night revealed a strain in the upper trapezoid trapezoid, closed plane figure bounded by four line segments, or sides, two of which are parallel and two of which are nonparallel. The parallel sides of a trapezoid are called bases and the nonparallel sides legs; in an isosceles trapezoid the legs are of equal muscle and a bruised shoulder; Eckstein suffered whiplash whiplash n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in automobile accidents (particularly from being hit from the rear) in which the head and/or upper back is snapped back and forth suddenly and violently by the impact. when he landed hard on his back after catching a pop fly in the seventh inning Sunday. Left fielder Garret Anderson slid and tripped Eckstein in trying to avoid a more damaging collision. Eckstein will be examined today by Angels medical director Dr. Lewis Yocum. --Little history: If reliever Brendan Donnelly maintains his 0.41 ERA into the All-Star break, it will be the lowest pre-break ERA in the past 15 years by any pitcher with a minimum of 40 innings pitched. Donnelly has pitched 44 innings; in 1990, Oakland pitcher Dennis Eckersley posted a 0.50 ERA in 36 1/3 innings. CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. ROYALS - Gabe Lacques |
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