1.   He played in only seven exhibitions this spring and took two cortisone shots in an attempt to alleviate the pain.

2.   Keough, who pitched four years for the Hanshin Tigers, first faced Nomo, the young star of the Kintetsu Buffaloes, in a spring training exhibition.

3.   Ripken had Gunn throw out the first pitch at two Orioles spring exhibitions and offers steady encouragement.

4.   This was no spring training exhibition.

5.   But there are no formal records kept for no-hitters in spring training exhibitions.

6.   He pitched two scoreless innings in a spring training exhibition in March, but pain returned.

7.   The Cleveland Indians will play two of their spring training exhibition games in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the team said Friday.