Jordan Rests Ailing Knee

His surgically repaired left knee still causing problems, left fielder Brian Jordan will undergo an MRI exam today.

“I don’t know what’s going on,” said Jordan, who sat out Wednesday’s game against the Giants because of knee pain. “The way I feel is, I’ll find out today.”

Jordan re-aggravated his strained left patella on an infield single in the sixth inning of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Giants. Despite being removed from the game, Jordan had hoped to return to the lineup for the final game of a three-game series at Pacific Bell Park.

That plan was scrapped when Jordan, who was wearing a brace, experienced discomfort in batting practice and outfield drills before the game. After consulting with trainer Stan Johnston, Jordan decided it was too risky to play.

“There’s a sharp pain where the surgery was,” said Jordan, who underwent the procedure in the off-season.

“I was anticipating not hitting [the first-base bag] with my bad leg. I reached out with my good leg, came down on my bad leg and it kind of gave on me.”

The Dodgers hope the MRI won’t show anything unexpected, but further surgery has not been ruled out.

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A day after being ejected for the second time in three starts, pitcher Odalis Perez reaffirmed he won’t remain silent if he believes an umpire has blown a call.

“If they make a mistake, I’m going to say something about it,” he said. “If somebody does something to you, what do you do? You defend yourself.”

The Dodgers are adamant that first-base umpire Angel Hernandez erred in calling a sixth-inning balk on Perez, which led to the ejection of the left-hander and Manager Jim Tracy. The Dodgers also believe umpires blew stolen base calls June 13 in an interleague victory over the Cleveland Indians, which set off Perez and led to his first ejection.

However, the Dodgers want Perez to cool it.

“How he channels his emotions can help him or hurt him,” said pitching coach Jim Colborn, who plans to discuss the situation with Perez.

“He has his reasons for reacting, and it’s his choice to react however he wants to, I just want to make sure he fully understands all the ramifications.”

Tracy also is concerned.

“You don’t want to see a guy, that’s as good a guy as he is, and as strong a competitor as he is, develop a reputation for himself that would be totally inaccurate with his personality,” Tracy said. “But I do understand his frustration.”

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While outfielder Tom Goodwin was still on the Dodger payroll for $3.5 million last season, he had some timely hits for the Giants in victories over the Dodgers.

This season, the Dodgers are paying Marquis Grissom to help beat them.

The Giant outfielder, being paid $1 million by the Dodgers, hit a two-run homer in Tuesday’s victory over the Dodgers.

Beginning play Wednesday, Grissom was batting .278 with four homers and six runs batted in against the Dodgers.

“Last year, it was Tom Goodwin. This year, it’s Marquis,” Giant ace Jason Schmidt said. “It’s a little ironic.”

Said Grissom: “Just baseball, man. It’s just baseball.”

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Closer Eric Gagne was stunned that the Giants plan to charge him $600 to replace a phone he tore off the dugout wall after Monday’s 3-2, 11-inning loss.

“They said it’s $600? For what?” Gagne said. “It was only a wire. Tell them I’ve got a phone for $5 at home. They can have it.”