31.   LF Peter Bergeron is still nursing a bruised left thumb and was held out of the starting lineup.

32.   Mike Piazza left in the first inning because of a bruised right thumb, but Glendon Rusch pitched New York past Montreal at Olympic Stadium.

33.   RHP Rick Reed reported progress but discomfort on the bruised left thumb hit by a line drive Wednesday night off the bat of Brewers Marquis Grissom.

34.   Robert Ellis started in place of Anderson, who missed his previous start with a bruised left thumb.

35.   Sri Lanka had to make do without skipper Sanath Jayasuriya who suffered a bruised right thumb as he tried to avoid an overthrow from Buddhika Fernando.

36.   The first time, Anderson had a bruised left thumb.

37.   Tkachuk has a badly bruised thumb after he was slashed against Chicago on Tuesday night.

38.   Van Dyke, who has a bruised right thumb, will return to the lineup next week against Notre Dame.

39.   Pakistan wicket keeper Rashid Latif has a bruised right thumb but could be fit for the match.