Even Juan Rivera acknowledged some surprise at making his first career start at first base Monday, only a day after he started taking ground balls in the infield. "I thought it was going to be a little bit more time working out taking ground balls, but I'm ready," Rivera said through an interpreter. Rivera did work out at the position extensively last season and during spring training 2008 in the wake of a broken left leg. He had appeared at first base only once in a major league game before Monday, however, as an emergency fill-in for two innings in April 2008. Manager Mike Scioscia said he didn't expect "a lot of action on the first-base side" of the infield with left-hander Scott Kazmir pitching, presenting Rivera with an ideal opportunity to get comfortable. Rivera said he liked the move, which will allow him to get more playing time after mostly being stuck on the bench since the Angels promoted outfielder Peter Bourjos from the minor leagues earlier this month. "It's an opportunity to get some more at-bats, that's the way I see it," said Rivera, who used Howie Kendrick's first baseman's glove Monday. "I'm happy that they at least presented that option." Rivera became the eighth Angel to start at first base since Kendry Morales suffered a season-ending leg injury in May, joining Kendrick, Mike Napoli, Robb Quinlan, Paul McAnulty, Michael Ryan, Kevin Frandsen and Brandon Wood. "You could run through 15 first basemen when you lose a guy like Kendry," Scioscia said. Rivera對自己才開始練接滾地球一天後就在一壘先發感到驚訝 小璜:我可能還需要多一點時間練習接滾地球，但我已經準備好了 他生涯再之前只有一次守過一壘(2008)，而且只有兩局 小璜:我很開心能有更多的上場機會，他因為Bourjos上來後被壓縮上場時間 他成為今年天使隊第八位曾經先發的一壘手，前面七位是Kendrick, Mike Napoli, Robb Quinlan, Paul McAnulty, Michael Ryan, Kevin Frandsen and Brandon Wood. 索沙:如果損失了像K-MO這種選手，你可能會使用到15個一壘手來輪替 (不知道為啥...聽到這句話很想笑XD) --

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