1.   Andy Pettitte, who has recovered from a strained left elbow, will start the home opener that Friday against Tampa Bay.

2.   Baltimore then went ahead in the fifth against Paul Spojaric, who came on in relief after Seattle starter Jamie Moyer left the game with a strained left elbow.

3.   Cone had major surgery to remove an aneurysm from under his right armpit last May, and Pettitte was hampered by a strained elbow for six weeks.

4.   He had more than his share of aches and pains this season, beginning with spring training, when he had a strained right elbow.

5.   He was diagnosed Friday with a strained elbow, which is not as severe as the originally feared sprained tendon.

6.   Mets catcher Todd Hundley is hampered by a strained right elbow, which may be part of the reason he has bounced several throws recently into center field.

7.   Pettitte, coming back from a strained elbow, will probably pitch in a minor-league exhibition Thursday and open the season on the disabled list.

8.   Pulsipher, who has a strained left throwing elbow, and Harnisch, who is recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, remain in Florida on rehabilitation assignments.

9.   Shortly thereafter, Kamieniecki was headed for the showers with a strained right elbow.

10.   Texas lost cornerback Bryant Westbrook for the season with a knee injury, and Reed is out for two to four weeks with a strained elbow.