ANGELS UPDATE: INJURIES GIVE SALMON CHANCE TO SHINE.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer SEATTLE - Tim Salmon's window to prove his worth has arrived. The Angels' 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. hopes he remains healthy enough to take advantage of it. A back injury that put Jeff DaVanon Jeffrey Graham DaVanon (born December 8, 1973 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Oakland Athletics. DaVanon came up through the Oakland Athletics system before being traded to the Anaheim Angels as a minor-leaguer in 1999. on the disabled list and injuries that rendered 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. (groin) and Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero (born February 9, 1976 in Don Gregorio, Nizao, Dominican Republic), and known in his native Dominican Republic as Miquéas (Spanish for Micah), is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (wrist) day- to-day gave Salmon, the creaky creak·y adj. creak·i·er, creak·i·est 1. Tending to creak. 2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime. 35-year-old franchise patriarch, three consecutive starts this weekend. He showed some signs of life, getting six hits in his past 11 at-bats, and it's come to the point where he needs to rely on injuries to others for a chance to play. But that's better than no chance for a part-time DH hitting .248, up from .214 three weeks ago. ``He's going to benefit from some of these guys being out,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia Salmon has started the past two games in right field, and playing right earlier this year for three consecutive games eventually inflamed his left knee and he landed on the DL. He's also regularly treating an inflamed left shoulder and acknowledged early this month that it's been ``depressing'' thinking about next season with his current state of health. After coming off the disabled list June 8, Salmon had just 47 at-bats in the 30 games preceding the All-Star break and rarely played against right- handers. ``It would be great,'' he said. ``It would be nice to see some righties, be in there consistently enough to get my zone back against them. The more I get in there and do that, the better.'' CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. TEXAS |
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