Posted on August 22, 2006 by Andrew Flynn
Overnight Dispatches
Moises Alou will sit out the next four or five games to give his injured left leg time to heal. “I’m stopping before it gets to the point where I have to go on the D.L. again,” said Alou. “I feel better because it’s not something I’m going to miss a couple of weeks with.” He has a knot behind his knee that is affecting both his calf and hamstring. Alou believes he will be available to pinch-hit, if needed. Alou had to be removed from each of his past two games due to the sore leg. Steve Finley started in Alou’s place tonight against the Diamondbacks.
Stephen Drew, who is already set to lose playing time when Craig Counsell returns this week, was held out of Monday’s lineup in favor of Damion Easley against left-hander Noah Lowry. Drew is a left-handed hitter, but he hit lefties far better than righties in Triple-A and he’s at .333/.379/.630 in 27 at-bats against them as a major leaguer. There’s just no way he should have been on the bench tonight. If the Diamondbacks want to rest him, they can do it after Counsell returns.
Reports in the Philadelphia Daily News indicate that Phillies’ outfielder Aaron Rowand suffered a broken ankle on Monday and will miss around five weeks. Rowand injured the ankle when he collided with Chase Utley while going after a fly ball. Shane Victorino is expected to take over in centerfield with Pat Burrell in left and David Delliucci in right.