BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Tendinitis Slows, Doesn’t Stop Langston

Pitcher Mark Langston is suffering from a mild case of tendinitis in his elbow, a condition that shouldn’t keep him out of the rotation but has ended his last two starts prematurely.

Langston (11-1) said he “felt great” Sunday, a day after pitching six innings of three-hit ball to lead a 5-3 victory over Texas Saturday night.

“Whether this is going to be a lingering problem, I don’t know,” Langston said. “I’ve never had tendinitis before. It’s just something I start to feel when I get tired.”

Langston first complained of tenderness in his elbow after throwing 6 1/3 innings at Milwaukee July 28. The elbow began to act up again Saturday night while the Angels were batting in the bottom of the sixth, and Langston pulled himself from the game.

“We scored a few extra runs [to take a 5-1 lead] so there was no sense going out there,” Langston said. “I want to be around for the rest of the season.”

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Several anonymous phone threats against designated hitter Chili Davis have prompted Anaheim Stadium officials to expedite plans to increase security measures during games.

Kevin Uhlich, the Angels’ vice president of operations, said the team has received two or three calls directed at Davis, who was fined $5,000 for poking a fan in the face in Milwaukee July 30.

“They weren’t death threats or anything,” Uhlich said, “just some people voicing their displeasure with the punishment--they thought it should have been more severe.”

Davis has been in the lineup every day and seemed unfazed. “I told those guys I didn’t want to know anything about it,” Davis said. “I don’t want to be looking over my shoulder.”

Uhlich said there will be more of a police presence, both in the stadium and on the field, and security will be beefed up considerably if the Angels have a chance of clinching the division title at home.

“We’ve been talking about doing this for a few weeks,” Uhlich said. “We’ve had fans running onto the field, climbing the foul pole. We felt this was a good time to increase security to discourage that kind of activity. With bigger crowds, the emotions of a pennant race, we want to be prepared.”

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The Angels, who have been carrying 12 pitchers and three outfielders for several weeks, recalled outfielder Orlando Palmeiro from triple-A Vancouver after the game and sent reliever Mark Holzemer to triple-A.