1.   At that juncture, Jobe said surgery was a possibility, though he conceded Brown could return to pitch to the tolerance of the pain.

2.   Kelley returned to pitch in the major leagues after the clot was removed.

3.   Ramon Martinez avoided surgery last year when he suffered a partially torn right rotator cuff in his right shoulder and returned to pitch again.

4.   Torre said Cone did not discuss returning to pitch this season.

5.   He returned to pitch six innings of hitless relief in the clinching fifth game.

6.   Ken Hill returned to pitch for the Anaheim Angels Wednesday night at Seattle after nearly seven weeks on the disabled list with a pulled muscle in his right side.

7.   Nagy might return to pitch for Cleveland on Saturday or Sunday against Detroit.