1.   Baerga came to New York unable to hit or run because of an abdominal pull.

2.   Besides the abdominal pull, he is fighting off a muscle pull in the rib cage.

3.   Carlos Baerga missed his third game since joining the Mets after aggravating a lower abdominal pull on Thursday.

4.   Despite a painful abdominal pull, Van Saun managed seven shots on goal, only to come up empty.

5.   He has been hampered by an abdominal pull and was inserted into the field after pinch-hitting in the eighth.

6.   Tommy Salo was the victim in goal, playing for Eric Fichaud, who has an abdominal pull.