DODGERS NOTEBOOK: HOLLANDSWORTH GETS SHOT AT FIRST.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer Dodgers manager Davey Johnson He did Saturday by playing the left-handed hitting outfielder in an unexpected place. Hollandsworth, who started five games in spring training at first base, started there in place of Eric Karros Both players accepted the move, but neither were tickled about it. ``I look at it as an opportunity to get in the lineup,'' Hollandsworth said before the Dodgers and St. Louis played Saturday. ``I'd like it more if I was in the outfield. I like roaming around out there. I've been waiting (to play) for a long time. I've been waiting for it all year. It's been a tough stretch.'' Playing in place of the injured Devon White
``I have to keep 25 guys as fresh as I can keep them,'' Johnson said. ``(Hollandsworth) was swinging the bat well. I can't let him die over there. Karros isn't liking it. He's a horse.'' Indeed, Karros felt the brunt of this one. Two years ago he played in all 162 games. After an injury kept him out of the first 21 games last season, he played in 139 of the Dodgers' last 141 games. This was the third time in 42 games this season he wasn't 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 . ``I don't like taking a day off,'' said Karros, who is hitting .272 with 22 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 . ``Maybe if we had a stretch of 20 games in a row (without an off-day) I would (understand it).'' Of course, Johnson does have experience with veterans who want to play every day. He managed Cal Ripken Jr. in Baltimore. ``That was an adjustment for me because I could see when Cal could use a day off and I could put another guy in there,'' Johnson said. ``But there was the streak.'' Young late scratch: Johnson had to alter his original lineup because second baseman second baseman n. Baseball The infielder who is positioned near and to the first-base side of second base. Noun 1. second baseman - (baseball) the person who plays second base second sacker Eric Young Eric Young can refer to:
Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. , was taken out of the lineup because of a sore left ankle, which he injured last weekend in St. Louis. ``He's probably out (today) and hopefully he'll be all right for the road trip,'' Johnson said. ``He was on the trainer's table all day and he came out and tried to hit and it was too sore.'' With utility infielder A utility infielder is a baseball player, usually someone who does not have a regular starting role on the team, who is capable of playing more than one of the four defensive infield positions: second base, third base, shortstop, and less typically first base. Jose Vizcaino on the disabled list Johnson turned to Tripp Cromer to start. Devon White was moved from sixth to first, Dave Hansen from eighth to sixth while Cromer hit eighth. Extra bases: Reliever Antonio Osuna, who had a bone spur Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur surgically removed Thursday, was at Dodger Stadium on Friday and said his elbow felt better than it has in years. ``Nothing wrong,'' Osuna said. ``I can feel there's nothing there. It's better than (after last September's surgery).'' Osuna is expected to miss two months. . . . Friday an error was given to Karros on a ball third baseman Adrian Beltre threw in the dirt. It was changed to an error by Beltre before Saturday's game, giving Beltre three errors in the game. DODGERS vs. ST. LOUIS Time: 1:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Channel 5; KXTA-AM (1150), KAVL-AM (610), KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish) Matchup: The Dodgers close a three-game series with the Cardinals by sending perplexing per·plex tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. left-hander Carlos Perez (1-5, 6.63 ERA) to the mound to face Cardinals lefty Darren Oliver (3-2, 3.25). Perez has been an enigma. The Dodgers signed him to a three-year, $15 million contract after last season in which he went 4-4 with a 3.24 ERA in Los Angeles after being traded from Montreal. But Perez has been brutal this season, lasting 3-1/3 innings in his last start. Oliver is the only Cardinals regular starter to make a start in this series. He's second on the team in innings pitched (52-2/3) and hits allowed (50). Opponents are batting .258 against him. - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): Box BOX: DODGERS vs. ST. LOUIS (see text) |
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