BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Brooks May Get Day Off

Designated hitter Hubie Brooks, who has appeared in every game this season and started every game except one, will probably sit today as Manager Buck Rodgers juggles his lineup in an effort to stir the Angels’ offense.

Brooks, who has hit cleanup all season, is three for 21 since May 9 and is hitless in his last seven at-bats. He has only four RBIs in May after driving in 19 runs in April.

Brooks is hardly the only culprit in the Angels’ offensive stall. Gary Gaetti, the No. 5 hitter, has one hit in his last 11 at-bats and two in his last 17; Junior Felix, who took over the third spot in the batting order when Von Hayes strained a hamstring, is hitless in his last seven at-bats. Hayes, who had seven RBIs in his first five games, has one in 20 games since.

“It’s too early to panic, but I might sit Hubie down and let Alvin (Davis) DH and put (Lee) Stevens at first,” Rodgers said of his plans for today’s series finale. “It’s not a wholesale juggle or picking names out of a hat. We’re not at that point.

“We’ve got a little hitch here, but we’ll be OK. We’ve faced two good pitchers who threw goose eggs at us. They’d probably throw goose eggs at anybody in the league, the way they pitched. It’s like a card game: if you’re not getting your cards, you’ve got to sit back and take your beating.”

The Angels and Red Sox have been involved in four consecutive shutouts at Fenway Park and five in six games, dating to last June 16. The Angels have lost four of those games, the exception a 2-0 victory by Mark Langston on Sept. 3. . . . Wade Boggs’ first-inning single was his 1,999th career hit. He flied to center in the fourth and was walked intentionally in the fifth and seventh innings, which drew boos from the crowd of 33,247. . . . Bobby Rose made his first start at first base, using a glove he borrowed from Davis. . . . Jack Clark’s second-inning stolen base was his first steal since 1990, when he was with the San Diego Padres. . . . Jim Abbott will appear on “Good Morning America” Tuesday to promote Challenger Division baseball, a program for handicapped children. . . . Luis Polonia, who struck out in the first and third innings, struck out twice in a game for the first time since last Sept. 10.