61.   He spoiled a fine outing by Avery, who was making his second start since spending two months on the disabled list with a left groin strain.

62.   Jackson missed his third game with a strained left groin, while Hughes missed his fifth straight with a strained left shoulder.

63.   Kevin Willis started in place of Charles Barkley, who will miss at least the next three games with a left groin strain suffered in Sunday.

64.   Knicks forward Marcus Camby was not in uniform because of a strained left groin.

65.   Lalive crashed in the opening super-G, wincing in pain with a pulled left groin.

66.   Kenny Lofton hurt his left groin running to first in the seventh and Michael Tucker pulled up lame while running out a grounder in the top of the ninth.

67.   Martinez has a mild strain to his left groin and has battled leg injuries all season.

68.   Mark McGwire missed a chance to gain on Sammy Sosa in the home-run race Tuesday, sitting out with an injured left groin.

69.   Mark McLemore came out of the game in the bottom of the fifth for PH Stan Javier because of a stretched left groin.

70.   Manager Bobby Valentine said the left-hander, who also has been dealing with a strained left groin, was completely fit to pitch a full game.