Article: Struggling Patterson could lose leadoff spot

Even Derrek Lee, who seems to get a hit every time he bats, knows what slumps are like.

But though he can relate to Corey Patterson's woes, he can't give him the cure.

You just have to keep fighting and work your way out of it," Lee said. We've all been there."

But Patterson, who has bounced around the lineup all season, may not be there indefinitely despite manager Dusty Baker's desire to be patient with his center fielder.

I don't like moving guys around [in the lineup], and usually by this point of the season, you know your lineup," he said. I said I'd give it time, and that's what I'm going to do, but I just haven't decided how much time."

Baker conceded after Saturday's 4-2 loss that ...

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