Time to get Rivera in the flow

Seems like it would make sense to put Juan Rivera right back into the lineup tonight against the Texas Rangers. Rivera played Sunday and got his first hit and RBI of the season. Against tonight's Rangers starter, Jason Jennings, Rivera is 4-for-8 lifetime with a double. He does have three strikeouts, though. Manager Mike Scioscia has admitted it hasn't been easy to get at-bats for guys like Rivera and Reggie Willits.

"It's been tough," Scioscia said. "Right now we're trying to get our guys into the flow of the season that will normally be out there every day. There will come a time when Reggie and Juan are going to have to play to contribute and they will have to play to be able to contribute. I will look at that closely here in the next week but right now ... we want our guys who are going to be out there every day to keep moving toward the flow of the season. That's what we're looking at."