Johnson provides advice to Bradley

Reed Johnson elaborated on the verbal butt-kicking/pep talk he administered to Milton Bradley prior to Monday night's 2-for-5 performance that raised his average to .198 and included a 2-run homer and a 2-run double two days after he alleged umpires were out to get him.

"No matter how talented of a player you are, sometimes you kind of forget how good you are," Johnson said. "In a case with the umpires, I told him, 'If you get behind in a count 0-1, you have to believe in yourself that you're a good enough player to overcome one bad call in an at-bat.' Just because you think an umpire makes a bad call, that doesn't mean that you have to shut down that at-bat and your at-bat's over."

Johnson says in tough times he draws confidence from the work he puts in year round.

"It's just preparation and hard work; that's not a problem for (Bradley)," Johnson said. "He works hard and does everything he can on and off the field to give himself success, and that gives you confidence. You look out on the mound, and you feel that guy hasn't put in the work that you have physically or mentally. You feel like you're a better player than him and why shouldn't you be successful?"

Bradley was 0-for-1 Tuesday night but walked twice.

He's a hit: Mike Fontenot appeared in an episode of the sitcom "My Boys" Tuesday night, but he was more concerned with his 2-for-3 performance that lifted his average to .219 after he had dipped below .200 over the weekend.

"The last couple weeks, I would hope they'd watch 'My Boys' instead of the game," he said. "I had a decent night, so I was happy, and I had people texting me about the show, so it's fine."

No big deal: Manager Lou Piniella doesn't anticipate anything more than a possible fine for Ted Lilly after the left-hander hopped the fence in front of the dugout Monday night to voice his displeasure with home plate umpire Bob Davidson's ball-strikes calls.

"We had the steps guarded, but we just didn't have the barrier controlled," Piniella said with a chuckle. "He got over that fence quickly. He might get fined for getting kicked out of the game, but that's all I see."

Back to work: Carlos Marmol is expected back today after missing two games to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.

First baseman Derrek Lee missed his third straight start because of flu-like symptoms, but he was better according to Lou Piniella and available to pinch hit. Bobby Scales was out with the same symptoms and was worse than on Monday, when he pinch hit.