21.   Plummer did not return after leaving early in the fourth quarter with bruised ribs and an injured left thumb.

22.   Ranatunga has a hand injury, while De Silva has an injured thumb and Mahanama is troubled by a hamstring strain.

23.   Ben Coates, a Pro Bowl tight end, played only a couple of plays before going to the bench with an injured thumb.

24.   Carter has missed two straight games with an injured thumb and will be examined again Monday.

25.   Columbus goalie Ron Tugnutt missed his third-straight game with an injured thumb.

26.   Gilbert-Scott said Sato suffered an injured right thumb but did not appear to have broken any bones.

27.   He had been sidelined for month than a month because of an injured thumb.

28.   He wound up with an injured thumb.

29.   Lock David Auradou will miss the match due to an injured thumb.

30.   Mets slugger Mike Piazza returned to the lineup after missing the final two games of the division series because of an injured thumb.