1.   And then he came up with tightness in the elbow in a spring training start in March.

2.   Angels starter Kevin Appier went three innings, allowing two runs and four hits in his second spring start.

3.   Assuming four days rest between assignments, Nomo has three remaining spring starts.

4.   A spring start on Washington-area cable systems is planned.

5.   After a slow start this spring, Whiteside has thrown seven consecutive scoreless innings.

6.   After a strong start this spring, what had become shakiness deteriorated into all-out ineffectiveness in his last two outings.

7.   Afterward, Wilson said this was his best outing since his last spring start.

8.   By the time spring training starts, he would like to see the recent events well behind the Red Sox.

9.   Gagne will pitch two or three innings in relief and is not scheduled to make another start this spring.

10.   He allowed two runs in two innings in his first spring start last Friday.