41.   Jones, a nickel corner and a top special teams player, will return Sunday against the Cardinals after spending the past three weeks nursing a pulled hamstring.

42.   Karim Garcia, expected to start in right field, was held out for the second straight day because of a pulled right hamstring.

43.   Karros, whose pulled hamstring has been gradual in healing, played five innings against the Expos, his first action in a major-league exhibition game.

44.   Karros, who fought a pulled hamstring for most of the spring, had a handful of exhibition at-bats before being shut down a second time.

45.   John Stockton appears to be suddenly healthy while his counterpart, Gary Payton, has a sore calf and his backup, Nate McMillan, has a pulled hamstring.

46.   Johnson has been out with a severely pulled right hamstring.

47.   Legler is sidelined with a pulled right hamstring.

48.   Lineman Joe Burch suffered a shoulder injury, and reserve receiver Cedric Tillman suffered a pulled hamstring.

49.   Last season, when he missed nearly two months due to a pulled hamstring, he was similarly cautious.

50.   Mattingly has been out with a pulled left hamstring and an eye infection.