DODGERS NOTEBOOK: SMITH, SCIOSCIA IN SWITCH.Byline: Harvey Fialkov Special to the Daily News In an effort to resuscitate re·sus·ci·tate v. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. slumping lumber, the Dodgers switched the roles of coaches Reggie Smith Smith, the hitting instructor/first-base coach, will remain on the bench during games to talk to the hitters while Scioscia, normally a bench coach, will take over his first-base duties. The arrangement began Thursday and stayed that way throughout the four-game series with the Marlins. ``Reggie's in the dugout talking more to us about hitting, going over the scouting reports, particularly with three rookie pitchers going,'' Raul Mondesi said. Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres , who had been slumping in May, batting .182 on 6 for 33 with one run, no extra-base hits and two 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 , broke out with two hits, including a two-out RBI single. It no doubt brought a smile to his dad, Vince, with whom Piazza has been staying in nearby Boynton Beach Boynton Beach, city (1990 pop. 46,194), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1920. A major suburban area, it is also a beach resort and vegetable-shipping point. . Vince attended the game in a front-row seat behind the Dodgers dugout. Nomo's nail: Hideo Nomo, who left Saturday's game after 2-2/3 innings because of a pain underneath an artificial acrylic nail on the middle finger of his pitching hand, will be treated by a manicurist after the team returns to Los Angeles today. Notes: Juan Castro pinch-hit for shortstop Jose Vizcaino in the eighth and singled, just his second hit in 20 at-bats. He remained in the game for Vizcaino, who had injured his right knee in the second inning when Gary Sheffield slid into him on a pickoff pick·off n. 1. Baseball A play in which a runner is caught off base and is put out by a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher. 2. Sports An interception, as in football. attempt. The swollen knee will be evaluated today. . . . Century Cable is adding Fox Sports West 2 to its cable system, beginning with all four games of the Phillies series starting today. DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA Time: 7:05 p.m. at Dodger Stadium. TV/Radio: Fox Sports West 2; 1150-AM, KWKW (Spanish 1330). Matchups: The Dodgers' Darren Dreifort (0-3, 4.15 ERA) faces the Phillies' Matt Beech (0-2, 6.75) in the opener of a four-game series. Other matchups for the series: Tuesday, Ramon Martinez vs. Curt Schilling; Wednesday, Chan Ho Park vs. Tyler Greene; Thursday, Hideo Nomo vs. undecided. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA (see text) |
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