1.   He had an ice pack on his sore elbow.

2.   Atlanta reliever Steve Reed left the game with two outs in the ninth inning with a sore elbow.

3.   Before the game, the Cubs learned that the rookie right-hander Kerry Wood would miss his second consecutive start on Friday with a sore elbow.

4.   A catcher with a sore elbow on his throwing arm is a pinch hitter.

5.   After the game Hill said his sore right elbow might keep him out of his next start.

6.   Briefly Dirk Nowitzki said the swelling has gone down considerably on his sore right elbow, which he injured in practice on Monday.

7.   Carlson rubs his sore right elbow.

8.   Castillo did come up with a sore elbow in September but should be fine by spring.

9.   Catcher Brad Ausmus, bothered by a sore elbow, has avoided the disabled list, but Williams will start Gregg Zaun today.

10.   Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood, National League Rookie of the Year, was given a clean bill of health on his previously sore right elbow last week.