BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Grimsley Proves Coleman Wrong

Pitching coach Joe Coleman wanted to give Jason Grimsley one more chance to prove he belonged in the Angel rotation, but Grimsley made the least of it Monday night.

The right-hander lasted only 1 1/3 innings against the Red Sox, giving up three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out two.

In his last seven appearances--three as a starter--Grimsley has given up 26 earned runs on 24 hits in 11 1/3 innings for a 20.65 earned-run average. He walked 18 and struck out six in that span.

Though Pep Harris, the most logical on-staff candidate to replace Grimsley, did little to distinguish himself in relief Monday, giving up four runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings, it’s obvious the Angels can’t continue to start Grimsley (5-7).

Reliever Greg Gohr, who gave up three runs in two innings Monday night, is another possible rotation candidate, but the Angels could also tap their triple-A team for either Shad Williams or Ryan Hancock until Mark Langston is ready to come off the disabled list next week.

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Angel catcher Jorge Fabregas’ four runs batted in Monday night were a career high. . . . Jim Edmonds’ two-run home run in the first inning was his first career homer in Fenway Park. Edmonds has homered in every American League park except Yankee Stadium, where the Angels begin a three-game series tonight. . . . Garret Anderson did not start Monday night’s game because of a sore right knee but said he should be ready to return tonight against the Yankees. Anderson pinch-hit in the eighth inning, flying out to left field.