DODGERS NOTEBOOK: LEAGUE KICKS DECISION AROUND.

Byline: Matt McHale Daily News Staff Writer

Right-hander Chan Ho Park is expected to hear today from the National League office concerning disciplinary action for kicking Angels right-hander Tim Belcher on Saturday during a fifth-inning altercation.

Park, ejected after spiking Belcher's left thigh and bruising his left forearm, worked out before the game. He said he received a call from his 91-year-old grandfather, who told him he needed to learn to fight better. Tae Kwon Do is part of the curriculum in Korean schools, but he is not well versed in martial arts.

``I don't talk about any of that,'' Park said after Sunday's game. ``I guess Thursday would be my day, but I really don't have any comment.''

Perez's performance: Dodgers starter Carlos Perez (2-7) was hurt by teammates who lost the ball in the sun, but pitching coach Claude Osteen said he should have performed better.

Perez, who allowed nine hits and seven runs in a 7-5 loss to the Angels, gave up home runs to Troy Glaus and Darin Erstad. Glaus' was a three-run shot in the sixth that came off Perez's first pitch.

``Glaus had a single in the first on a 1-2 breaking ball, and Carlos didn't want to get beat on that pitch again,'' Osteen said. ``So when Glaus came up in the sixth, Carlos' first pitch was a fastball and Glaus jumped on it. He looked like he knew it was coming.

``Carlos had a couple of situations like that today. He had a better fastball than he had in Atlanta (a 2-1 win May 29), but he didn't set up hitters the way he should. It often can be the difference between winning and losing.''

Quick hits: Shortstop Mark Grudzielanek, who went on the DL Friday with a broken right hand, is convinced he will be back when eligible to return. Dodgers orthopedist Frank Jobe said it will take at least six weeks for the hand to mend. The injury is a fracture to the bone just beneath the right pinky. ``That is a very slow-healing area on the hand,'' Jobe said. ``There is little chance he can return sooner.'' . . . Since Grudzielanek left, his replacement Jose Vizcaino has gone 4 for 12 at the plate with a home run. . . . When Perez walked Todd Greene to open the sixth inning, it marked the first time in 23-2/3 innings that a Dodgers pitcher had issued a base on balls. . . . With two hits, third baseman Adrian Beltre has hit in 10 of his last 13 games (18 for 49, .367) since being dropped from No. 2 in the order May 23. . . . Eric Karros led the majors with 10 interleague homers in 1997. He had two last year.

DODGERS vs. TEXAS

Time: 7:10 p.m., at Dodger Stadium

TV/Radio: FSW2; XTRA-AM (1150), KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish)

Matchup: In the first of three games with the American League West-leading Texas Rangers, right-hander Ismael Valdes (5-3, 3.69) faces right-hander Aaron Sele (5-4, 5.58). Valdes is coming off a 4-2 loss Tuesday despite allowing two earned runs and five hits in six innings. Valdes is holding batters to a .143 (8 for 54) average with runners in scoring position - best in the National League. Matchups for the rest of the series: Tuesday (7:10 p.m. FSW2) - right-hander Darren Dreifort (5-4, 5.40) vs. undecided. . . . Wednesday (7:35 p.m. FSW2) - right-hander Kevin Brown (6-3, 2.73) vs. right-hander Mark Clark (3-4, 7.55).

- Matt McHale

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