BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Allanson Goes on Disabled List

The V-shaped gash on the back of Andy Allanson’s left hand hasn’t healed, so the Angels put him on the 15-day disabled list Monday. Allanson took 16 stitches on June 3 after being stepped on by Randy Velarde of the New York Yankees during a rundown.

“It just keeps popping open and they’re afraid of infection,” said Allanson, who caught two innings June 8 in Boston. “I can tolerate the pain, but it’s on the back of the knuckles where the skin gets stretched every time you flex your hand.

“It’s kind of disappointing, but I’m starting to understand what they’re thinking. I thought you had to have 100 stitches before it was a big deal, but they’ve had it in a splint for three days now and they won’t even let me break a sweat because of the chance of infection.”

Catcher Chris Turner was recalled from Vancouver to replace Allanson, and Manager Marcel Lachemann said Turner will probably platoon at catcher with Jorge Fabregas.

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Oops Dept.: The Elias Sports Bureau, which originally reported that Lee Smith had eclipsed Cleveland’s Doug Jones’ major league record of 15 consecutive saves in 15 consecutive appearances Sunday, released a correction Monday. Turns out Randy Myers of the Chicago Cubs also had 16 in a row. Also turns out a St. Louis Cardinal reliever named Lee Smith had 17 consecutive saves between May 24 and June 28 in 1993.

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Center fielder Jim Edmonds will have X-rays of his aching left foot again today as doctors try to determine the extent of the nagging injury that has hampered him for more than two weeks. . . . Damion Easley’s right wrist was examined by hand specialist Dr. Norm Zemel and a scheduled arthrogram was canceled.