1.   Also out for the season is reliever Antonio Osuna, who will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery this week.

2.   Aikman has arthroscopic elbow surgery.

3.   Quarterback Troy Aikman, who had arthroscopic elbow surgery in February, is expected to begin throwing for the first time today.

4.   Francisco Cordova started for the Pirates and pitched one scoreless inning in his first outing since having arthroscopic elbow surgery last August.

5.   Giles connected twice off McDowell, who was pitching for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic elbow surgery last May.

6.   Grimsley needs arthroscopic elbow surgery during the offseason to repair a bone spur.

7.   LHP Ricardo Rincon, who had arthroscopic elbow surgery on Thursday, said he could be back in six weeks.

8.   The right-hander, who underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery in December, struck out four and walked two.