DODGERS NOTEBOOK: NOMAR OUT FOR FIVE DAYS.Byline: VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BONSIGNORE Staff Writer At a time when the Dodgers are grasping for remedies to stop a season-worst slump, the last thing they needed was for their best hitter to get hurt. But that's exactly what happened Monday when Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra[1] (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is a Mexican-American baseball player who currently plays third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers. sprained his right knee on a play at second base against San Diego. Garciaparra, tied for fourth in the National League in batting average (.327), on Tuesday underwent an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , which revealed a ligament sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. , and he is expected tobe out five days. Dodgers manager Grady Little does not expect Garciaparra to go on the disabled list. Meanwhile, J.D. Drew got the day off Tuesday against the Padres, further diminishing the Dodgers' depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d batting order. Drew hasn't homered since June 1, and Little hoped the day off serves as a mental rest more than a physical one. ``I just wanted to give (Drew) the day off to regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. and get his mind straight,'' Little said. ``He's been battling himself a little bit lately.'' Tomko back: Brett Tomko will rejoin the Dodgers today. But his role is quite a bit different than when he went on the disabled list with an oblique strain. Tomko will pitch out of the bullpen rather than rejoin the starting rotation. The veteran right hander was 6-6 with a 5.12 ERA before getting hurt. ``We'll put him in there and see how it goes,'' Little said. vincent.bonsignore@dailynews.com (818) 713-3612 |
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