BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Carter Will Take Bases Four at a Time

Toronto right fielder Joe Carter is on a pace to shatter Hack Wilson’s record for runs batted in during a season. Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle is on pace to break Roger Maris’ home-run record. And New York Yankee right fielder Paul O’Neill is bidding to become the first hitter since Ted Williams to hit .400.

So what would be the greatest feat, anyway?

“Definitely the RBI record,” Angel designated hitter Chili Davis said.

Said Blue Jay hitting coach Larry Hisle: “To break the (190) RBI record might be the greatest feat in history.”

Just what does Carter, who has 56 RBIs, consider the greatest feat?

“Hey, I’d take the home run record any day,” Carter said. “That’s the toughest. There’s a lot of ways you can drive in runs, but there’s only one way you can hit a homer.”

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Blue Jay Manager Cito Gaston is serving a three-game suspension for bumping first-base umpire Rick Reed in an April 15 at Anaheim while arguing a play. . . . Angel reliever Scott Lewis, who is eligible to be activated May 31, will be sent out on a rehabilitation assignment, Manager Marcel Lachemann said.