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| Saturday, March 10 | |||||
| No major problems found with Hernandez's arm | |||||
| TAMPA, Fla. – Tests on New York Yankees pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez's right elbow and forearm found no major problems.
Hernandez struck out three and allowed one hit over two shutout
innings in the Yankees' 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on
Friday. He was scheduled to pitch three innings, but was removed in
a precautionary move.
"There was nothing alarming," said Dr. Stuart Hershon, the
team physician. "Orlando Hernandez left the game after the second
inning (Friday) and he had some mild discomfort in his elbow.
Basically he has some mild inflammation and a mild muscle strain in
his forearm."
Hernandez will be treated with anti-inflammatory medication.
"I was going to go back out and they told me not to,"
Hernandez said through an interpreter. "It's spring training and I
don't want to take any risks."
Hernandez was on the 15-day disabled list from July 14-Aug. 6
last year with right elbow discomfort.
Hernandez was making his second start of the spring and was
pitching on three days' rest to get the Yankees' rotation back on
schedule.
Knoblauch makes two errant throws TAMPA, Fla. – Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch made two more bad throws in the first inning Saturday as New York lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3. "I just can't get myself in a position where I think negatively," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I just don't want to do that, and I'm not allowing myself to do it." Knoblauch, who had 15 throwing errors in the first half of last season and missed much of the second half because of arm pain, was charged with an error when he made a high-and-wide throw toward first base after fielding a grounder by leadoff hitter Jimmy Rollins. Doug Glanville, the next batter, also hit a grounder and Knoblauch made a wide throw attempting to complete a double play. He wasn't charged with an error on that play. "I've just got to bounce right back," Knoblauch said. "I didn't pick (first baseman) Tino (Martinez) up. That doesn't have anything to do with throwing. The thing I learned from that was, I've got to pick your target all the time." Knoblauch threw out Scott Rolen to end the first, and started a second-inning double play off the bat of Chris Turner. Knoblauch, who earlier joked with reporters about how he counted the number of grounders he took during his extra workout on their behalf, become upset when asked if his first bad throw was lobbed toward first. "It wasn't a lob, no, not at all," Knoblauch said. "If you guys think it was a lob, you're sorely mistaken." After leaving the game, Knoblauch worked out on an adjacent field with Yankees' defensive coordinator Mick Kelleher. "That's what spring training is all about," Knoblauch said. "You've got to learn from your mistakes. You're here to work on things. I can walk away today feeling good about it." Mike Mussina allowed one hit in four shutout innings for the Yankees. Glenallen Hill hit a two-run homer and Carlos Garcia had a solo shot. Fence collapses in front of A-Rod autograph seekers PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Andres Galarraga drove in two runs with a single and his second home run of the spring, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 Saturday. Before the game, as Alex Rodriguez was signing autographs, an 8-foot long fence in front of the Rangers' dugout collapsed, sending about a dozen fans toppling onto the field. None of the fans were seriously hurt from the 3-foot fall. About a half dozen were treated and released by the stadium nurse. Galarraga's homer in the second off loser Sidney Ponson gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead. Galarraga singled in the second to make it 4-0. Craig Monroe hit an inside-the-park homer for Texas in the seventh inning. Frank Catalanotto and Mike Lamb also had two hits each for the Rangers, and Kelly Dransfeldt had two RBI. Winner Darren Oliver gave up one run and seven hits in three innings. The Rangers' defense turned a pair of double plays behind Oliver in the first two innings. Valentin's repaired knee still not ready FORT MYERS, Fla. – John Valentin's latest setback was less dramatic than his on-field collapse that left him writhing in pain last May. In fact, it began as a positive sign that he was on his way back. Boston's third baseman simply rounded first and slid into second for a spring-training double. But when he got up, he wasn't smiling. "I ran hard," Valentin said. "I felt a little sore, which was a little concerning for me. It's the first time I really felt it." That may delay his goal of being ready for the Red Sox season opener April 2 at Baltimore. But he's ahead of schedule less than 10 months after knee surgery that normally takes 12 to 18 months to recover from. "I'm not really worried because I know I will be playing again every day eventually. When that time is ..." he said, not finishing the sentence. Valentin has been with the Red Sox longer than any of his teammates. He started in 1992 and became their full-time shortstop in 1993, a good fielder who also had some pop in his bat. Nomar Garciaparra's arrival in 1997 forced him to second base, and eventually to third. He was playing that position when his 2000 season ended in just his 10th game. He had played only two games before tendinitis in his left knee landed him on the disabled list. He was activated May 19, but on May 30, the tendon in that knee ruptured and he crumpled near the mound while going after a ground ball by Kansas City's Carlos Beltran. He had surgery June 1 and missed the rest of the season. In the offseason, the Red Sox acquired third baseman Chris Stynes from Cincinnati. Valentin came to spring training talking about opening the season at his regular spot. But after Saturday's double, he said, "I may need more time. I want to really make sure when I come back I'm OK. Today was my first little bump in the road. I want to see how my body recovers." Wood strong in second start; Sosa drives in two MESA, Ariz. – Kerry Wood's second outing of spring training was a little better than his first. Wood gave up one run and three hits in four innings Saturday as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 behind three hits and two RBI by Sammy Sosa. In his first outing, Monday against Seattle, Wood gave up five runs and five hits in three innings. "Once we got through that first inning, we seemed to get into our little groove and hit the spots with the fastball," Wood said. "We worked on the curveball quite a bit today. I threw a few of those and didn't quite get it down. It's coming. We'll get there." Wood's first inning was a bit shaky. Damian Jackson homered on Wood's second pitch, and Wood then walked Tony Gwynn and Ryan Klesko before getting Phil Nevin on a double-play grounder. Eric Owens popped out, ending the inning. "I started off a little slow, just finding the zone," Wood said. In all, Wood threw 55 pitches, 31 for strikes. He struck out two and walked two. "He struggled a little bit in the first inning. After that he was fine," Cubs manager Don Baylor said. "Most power guys, I've always observed, the first inning is always the inning. If you're ever going to get a power guy, you have to get him early." Chicago, which stopped a six-game losing streak, went ahead 2-1 in the bottom half on Bill Mueller's two-run homer off loser Jay Witasick. Sosa doubled twice and hit a two-run single.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories | ALSO SEE Spring report: Big Unit pitches four hitless innings | ||||