1.   Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood batted left-handed against right-hander Ismael Valdes to protect his tender left oblique muscle.

2.   Devon White already has a strained left quadricep and outfielder Bruce Aven strained a left oblique muscle during batting practice and was scratched from the starting lineup.

3.   He has Poland Syndrome, a congenital abnormality that made his left hand smaller than his right, and he was born without a left pectoral muscle.

4.   He suffered a deep bruise in his left abdominal muscles and was only able to play one match.

5.   John Franco, in his first game since missing two weeks with a sore left pectoral muscle, got out of the inning, then worked a scoreless eighth.

6.   Reserve outfielder Bruce Aven continues to be bothered by a strained left oblique muscle.

7.   Rusty Greer missed his third consecutive game because of a tight left oblique muscle, which continues to heal slowly.

8.   The blow caused a left oblique muscle contusion that kept Payton out of action for a week.

9.   The team originally diagnosed the injury as a strained lower left abdominal muscle.

10.   Washburn has a strained left external oblique muscle, just below the rib cage.