DODGERS NOTEBOOK: SLUMPING MONDESI GETS REST.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer One thing Raul Mondesi doesn't like to do is sit. Dodgers manager Davey Johnson Johnson likes to rests players. Therefore, for the first time this season Mondesi won't be 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 for tonight's game with the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Padres. Mondesi, who carried the Dodgers offense at times during the first two months, has one homer in his last 77 at-bats. And after hitting .305 during the aforementioned hot spell Noun 1. hot spell - a spell of hot weather while, spell, patch, piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad , Mondesi is in a 3-for-30 slump in which his average dipped to .267. ``Mondesi never looks sluggish to me,'' Johnson said. ``He got the hit to get us a run (Tuesday). I don't want him to get in a rut.'' After hitting 18 homers and driving in 44 runs in the first two months, Mondesi has one homer and six 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 in 18 games in June. In his place, Johnson said Todd Hollandsworth Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Previously, Hollandsworth played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-2000), Colorado Rockies (2000-2002), Texas Rangers (2002), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago Cubs will start against Padres righty right·y Informal n. pl. right·ies 1. A right-handed person. 2. An advocate or member of the political right. adv. Woody Williams “Gregory Williams” redirects here. For the Australian rules footballer, see Greg Williams.
Leadoff hitters must possess certain traits to be successful: they must reach base at a proficient rate and be able to steal bases. Eric Young in favor of Craig Counsell. Hollandsworth and Counsell will give the Dodgers a left-handed presence in the lineup. Chase will wait: Padres right fielder Tony Gwynn said the worst part of his pursuit of 3,000 hits is answering the same questions day after day. The second worst part are the injuries, which have cost Gwynn the better part of three weeks this season and also knocked him out of Tuesday's series opener with the Dodgers. Gwynn left Saturday's game against Pittsburgh with tightness in his left calf. He didn't play Sunday and was scratched against the Dodgers after originally being in the lineup. However, before Gwynn was declared a no-go, he sat down and talked for nearly two hours about seemingly everything, including his impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. 3,000th hit. Gwynn entered the night 18 hits shy of the milestone. ``The last couple of weeks I've tried to remind myself to have fun,'' Gwynn said. ``That's what I'm trying to do.'' After legging out legging out The closing of one side of a hedged position while leaving the other side of the hedge position open. For example, an investor might buy an October call on ExxonMobil and sell short a November call on the same stock. an infield single against Pittsburgh in which the ball hit off the pitcher first, Gwynn's mind flashed ahead. ``When I got to the base I thought, `God, I hope 3,000 is clean,' '' Gwynn said. Around the bases: Dodgers manager Davey Johnson said Todd Hundley would likely return to the lineup Saturday in San Francisco, though it won't be for good. He'll catch lefty Carlos Perez, who is fighting to keep a spot in the rotation. . . . For the second straight game, Adrian Beltre batted second for the Dodgers, and Jose Vizcaino batted seventh. Beltre is hitting .302, but the last time Johnson tried to bat Beltre second (mixed in with one leadoff appearance) he hit .185 (5 for 27) before the idea was scrapped. . . . Angel Pena was batting .150 (3 for 20) since taking over the Dodgers' catching duties from Hundley. . . . Tuesday's game was the first of 16 straight the Dodgers play against division teams; 10 of those are on the road. . . . The Padres were hoping first baseman Wally Joyner (left shoulder injury) would return during the series, but it appears he may not be ready until the weekend. . . . San Diego plans to activate pitcher Andy Ashby (strained lower back), so he can start the series finale Thursday. DODGERS VS. SAN DIEGO Time: 7:35 p.m., at Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; 1150-AM, KWKW-AM (1330 Spanish). Matchup: Dodgers right-hander Ismael Valdes (5-6, 3.60 ERA) looks to break his losing streak at four games, the fourth time in his career he's lost four in a row. He's never lost five in a row. But Valdes' losing streak isn't due to awful pitching. During the streak, he's allowed 10 runs in 27-2/3 innings (3.26 ERA) and has struck out 23. The Dodgers have scored eight runs in those games. San Diego righty Woody Williams (2-5, 3.76) allowed seven runs in 5-2/3 innings against Philadelphia in his last start. Williams allowed one run in six innings in an April start against the Dodgers. The Padres are 7-7 in games started by Williams. - Brian Dohn CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO MONDESI BOX: DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO (see text) |
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