DODGERS NOTEBOOK: WHITE ACTIVATED, COULD PROVIDE LEADOFF SPARK.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Devon White's pregame workout was enough to convince the Dodgers he didn't need to wait another day. Shortly after manager Davey Johnson Early days and the John McGraw era . To make room for White on the 25-man active roster, right-handed pitcher Noun 1. right-handed pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand right-hander baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played Al Reyes Rafael Alberto Reyes (born April 10, 1970), better known as Al Reyes, is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2006 he played with the Durham Bulls in the minor leagues. was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. Although White did not play Sunday, Johnson said he wanted him available as a pinch hitter pinch-hit intr.v. pinch-hit, pinch-hit·ting, pinch-hits 1. Baseball To bat in place of a player scheduled to bat, especially when a hit is badly needed. 2. . If the seven-time Gold Glove winner replaces 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 in center field, he should help solve the Dodgers' search for a leadoff hitter. White is hitting .289 with three home runs and nine 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 22 games this season. He batted leadoff in two rehabilitation starts for Single-A San Bernardino and had two hits and reached base in 4 of 9 plate appearances. The Dodgers' recent search for a spark at the top of the order included a different leadoff hitter for each game of the three-game series against San Francisco. Catcher Paul LoDuca even was used in the top slot Friday. White, 37, was placed on the disabled list May 5 after partially tearing his left rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. diving for a ball. In his only appearance with the Dodgers, Reyes retired all three batters he faced Saturday. --A bid to stay: Shortly after learning of White's activation, Hollandsworth did his best to show he deserves to remain in the starting lineup. He ran down a fly ball in the gap by Marvin Benard to start the game, then hit a home run on the first pitch of the bottom half of the first. Hollandsworth, who also singled in the seventh, entered the game batting .236. --Feeling at home: The Dodgers' win Sunday gave them a 7-4 record on the 11-game homestand, boosting their season record at home to better than .500. For most of the season, the Dodgers have had a winning record on the road, but struggled at home. They depart on a 10-game road trip with winning records at home (26-23) and away (25-23). The Dodgers play 19 of their final 28 games at home. --Odds and ends: Catcher Todd Hundley (fractured thumb) is eligible to come off the disabled list today but likely will not be activated for at least another week, according to Johnson. . . . Shawn Green and Gary Sheffield had hitting streaks of six and 12 games respectively snapped Saturday. Both had hits Sunday. . . . Adrian Beltre batted .385 in the homestand, getting at least one hit in eight of the 11 games, to raise his average from .251 to .268. . . . Carlos Perez beat Giants pitcher Kirk Rueter in a pregame Oreo stacking contest Sunday. They were joined by 10 children who were local finalists in the promotion sponsored by Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. . The winners from each age group earned a $10,000 savings bond Savings bond A government bond issued in face value denominations from $50 to $10,000, with local and state tax-free interest and semiannually adjusted interest rates. savings bond A nonmarketable security issued by the U.S. and advanced to the regional finals to be held at Dodger Stadium in September. DODGERS vs. COLORADO When: 6:05 p.m. at Coors Field. TV/Radio: Fox Sports Net 2; 1150 AM, 610 AM, KWKW 1330 AM (Spanish). Matchup: Kevin Brown (9-3) starts against Colorado right-hander Rolando Arrojo (5-8) as the Dodgers begin a 10-game road trip. Brown, who has held the opposition to three earned runs or less in 17 of 19 starts this season, is coming off a win in which he allowed just one hit and one earned run in eight innings against the Rockies at Dodger Stadium. - Heather Gripp CAPTION(S): box Box: Dodgers vs. Colorado (see text) |
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