1.   And left-hander Mark Guthrie is expected to miss a week with a tender elbow.

2.   As much as he wants to protect his tender elbow, once John Smoltz gets back out on the mound, the killer instinct tends to take over.

3.   He missed his previous scheduled start because of a tender elbow.

4.   He indicated before he resumed pitching that his results were not as important to him as less tender elbow.

5.   His dismal performance also raised eyebrows since his start was pushed back two days because of a tender right elbow.

6.   Ismael Valdes was coming off the best outing of a difficult spring when he was scratched Tuesday because of a tender right elbow.

7.   Leard returns, tender elbow notwithstanding.

8.   Langston was forced to miss his scheduled start against the Mariners because of a tender elbow he said developed while pitching in Milwaukee.

9.   Orlando Hernandez was hampered by a tender elbow.

10.   Perhaps favoring his tender elbow, Irabu did not display the split-fingered drop, his only other effective pitch.