BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Myers Designated for Davis’ Role

With Chili Davis on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring, the Angels on Friday turned the designated hitting duties over to Greg Myers for the first game of their 10-game trip.

Manager Marcel Lachemann said the job would probably be shared by a number of players.

“We’ll probably bounce [the designated hitter’s spot] around depending on the matchups,” Lachemann said.

The last time Davis was sidelined because of injury, Angel designated hitters went a combined one for nine (.111), the team was outscored, 14-2, and lost three in a row. A groin injury kept Davis out of action for three losses to Oakland, June 27-29, 1994.

Davis is batting .359 and Myers .257.

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Second baseman Damion Easley, battling an 0-for-22 slump going into the game, returned to the lineup after missing Wednesday’s game. Lachemann said he needed Easley’s defensive skills to handle sharply hit balls on the Kingdome’s artificial turf.

Easley has been working extensively with hitting coach Rod Carew, and Davis has been counseling Easley to “have a plan, even if it’s not a good plan” when he comes to bat.

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The rainout June 16 against Chicago has been rescheduled for Sept. 11 at 7 p.m . . . The Angels signed Carl Willis, a right-handed reliever, to a triple-A contract. Willis was 2-4 with a 5.92 earned-run average in 49 games for the Minnesota Twins last season. The Twins released him after this past spring training.