BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Rodgers Hired as Scout by Phillies

Former Manager Buck Rodgers, fired by the Angels on May 17, has been hired by the Philadelphia Phillies as their major league scout on the West Coast.

Philadelphia General Manager Lee Thomas and Manager Jim Fregosi were Rodgers’ teammates on the Angels in the 1960s.

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A decision on the site of the Angel-Seattle Mariner series Aug. 2-4 is expected to be made today or Wednesday.

King County officials will determine whether 40,000 damaged ceiling tiles can be removed in time to play the three-game series at Seattle’s Kingdome, as scheduled. If the 59,166-seat stadium is unavailable, the series probably will be shifted to Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, home of the Oakland Athletics’ triple-A affiliate; B.C. Place in Vancouver, Canada, or Anaheim Stadium.

The Mariners, who have been forced to postpone two games with the Baltimore Orioles and shift three home games with the Red Sox to Boston’s Fenway Park, had no further comment Monday.

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Angel third base coach Ken Macha became manager of the Tempe Rafters of the Arizona Fall League on Monday. The Rafters, whose roster will include top prospects from the Angels, Dodgers, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers, won the league’s championship last season.