BASEBALL DAILY REPORT

Garret Anderson was not the least bit surprised to hear that Manager Marcel Lachemann has questioned the feasibility of the Angels’ four-man outfield rotation, which has been more of a two-man rotation, with Anderson and Darin Erstad doing the rotating.

“They knew that going in--they’re not fooling themselves, because they know this can’t go on,� Anderson said. “Who knows what they’ll do? But they’ll be very careful when they do it.�

One possible solution would be to trade designated hitter Chili Davis and rotate the DH position among the four outfielders, but Davis’ age (36) and guaranteed salary for 1997 ($3.8 million) makes that unlikely.

Davis said he heard rumors that Cleveland, which recently traded DH Eddie Murray to Baltimore, was interested, but Indian General Manager John Hart said he has had no discussions with the Angels regarding Davis.

Anderson, meanwhile, said his goal is to “not give them a chance to sit me down.� He entered Friday night’s game with a .293 average and was actually hitting much better against left-handers (.352) than right-handers (.260).

But his power numbers (nine homers, 42 RBIs) are down, and he’s hitting just .200 with runners in scoring position.

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Mark Langston’s right calf is fine, but his return to the rotation has been pushed back to Tuesday because he didn’t feel he had the arm strength to start today. Chuck Finley will start today and Shawn Boskie will pitch on Sunday. . . . Catcher Don Slaught will likely be activated off the disabled list today, but Lachemann said he’s leaning toward keeping three catchers, meaning Jorge Fabregas and Pat Borders would remain with the team and a pitcher would be sent to triple-A Vancouver. . . . Milwaukee closer Mike Fetters, a former Angel, signed a two-year contract extension Friday that will pay the right-hander $2 million in both 1997 and ’98.