
* Manager Mike Scioscia said it’s just a scheduled day off for the regular left fielder, Juan Rivera. He also said he has no plans to break up the middle of the order — Torii Hunter, Vlad Guerrero, Rivera — even though his top run producer, Kendry Morales often is forced to hit in the No. 6 hole.
Here are today’s lineups as the Angels try to avoid getting swept:
TIGERS
Curtis Granderson CF
Placido Polanco 2B
Magglio Ordonez RF
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Marcus Thames DH
Ryan Raburn LF
Brandon Inge 3B
Gerald Laird C
Adam Everett SS
ANGELS
Chone Figgins 3B
Bobby Abreu RF
Torii Hunter CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Kendry Morales 1B
Maicer Izturis 2B
Erick Aybar SS
Mike Napoli C
Gary Matthews Jr. LF
Where is the SS position for us?
Are we only batting 8 today? That seems a little unfair. We should probably field a softball 10-man team the way things have been going lately. I assume Aybar is the SS today and batting ninth?
I would think Izzy or Howie are in the 9-spot (most likely Maicer).
Oops. Thanks, guys. I’ll correct it.