ANGELS NOTEBOOK: VAUGHN STRUGGLING AT PLATE.Byline: Joe Haakenson Another day, another hitless day. Mo Vaughn He has not hit a home run and has only one extra-base hit ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. (double). He has struck out a team-leading eight times. Nobody, though, is worried. ``I'm not worried about my offense, ever,'' Vaughn said. ``The only thing I worry about is defense and my defense has been fine.'' Vaughn made a few nice plays on hard grounders Wednesday and has been good in the field all spring. The offense, Vaughn insists, will be there. ``I still look at spring training as a time to get yourself in shape,'' he said. ``Get a good routine going. You'll see a different player when the season comes. You become a different player as you get older because you understand what you need to do to get ready. You see a lot of bad swings in Arizona, it's just something you have to work through.'' ``Spring training in Arizona is a lot different than spring training in Florida,'' manager Terry Collins said, noting Vaughn's first year playing in the Cactus League. ``That's an adjustment itself. He's been taking extra batting practice every day. He comes to the cage and works with (hitting coach) Rod (Carew).'' Belcher sharp: Starting pitcher Noun 1. starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; Tim Belcher Belcher was happy with his performance, but laughed when he heard the radio announcer say Belcher ``went five strong innings.'' ``It's so funny, he said. ``You give up eight hits, but because only one touched the plate, they say `five strong innings.' Extra work for Salmon: Tim Salmon Salmon traditionally has been a slow starter, but for the past couple of seasons he's tried to get extra work in during the spring in order to start the season better. Collins said Salmon might get 10 or 15 at-bats today. This and that: Former Angels pitcher Jim Abbott For other people with this name, see . James Anthony Abbott (born September 19, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the California Angels, the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1998. , now with the Brewers, did not make the trip for Wednesday's game. In three starts, Abbott is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA and has walked only one in 11-1/3 innings. ANGELS UPDATE Tuesday's recap: The Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1. Tim Belcher gave up one run and eight hits in five innings. Tim Salmon had two hits to raise his spring average to .429. Today's game: The Colorado Rockies For the National Hockey League team (1976 – 1982), now known as the New Jersey Devils, see . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. face the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium, 12:05 p.m. Ken Hill will oppose Brian Bohanon Brian Edward Bohanon (born August 1, 1968 in Denton, Texas), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-2001. Pitching stats
TV/Radio: No TV; KLAC-AM (570). - Joe Haakenson CAPTION(S): Box BOX: ANGELS UPDATE (see text) |
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