MRI reveals Cubs' Wood has muscle strain
May 2, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
CHICAGO -- Cubs ace Kerry Wood will miss at least three weeks after tests Monday showed he has a muscle strain in his right shoulder.
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Wood underwent an MRI exam that revealed the problem, the team said.
Wood will not be able to throw for three weeks and then will be reevaluated by team doctors to devise a strengthening program.
Bothered by bursitis in his shoulder during spring training, Wood's last two outings for Chicago have been cut short.
He left Saturday's game against the Astros after just three innings. In his previous start against Pittsburgh on April 24, he lasted just five innings. He is 1-1 in five starts with a 6.15 ERA.
"It feels good when I'm not throwing and it doesn't feel good when I'm throwing," Wood said. He had been scheduled to pitch against the Brewers on Thursday.
Wood's loss is the latest blow for a team hit hard by injuries to shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, second baseman Todd Walker and relievers Joe Borowski and Chad Fox.
Last season, Wood missed two months with an injury to his triceps muscle. He was sidelined all of 1999, one year after winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award, following elbow ligament replacement surgery.
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May 2, 2005
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports
CHICAGO -- Cubs ace Kerry Wood will miss at least three weeks after tests Monday showed he has a muscle strain in his right shoulder.
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Wood underwent an MRI exam that revealed the problem, the team said.
Wood will not be able to throw for three weeks and then will be reevaluated by team doctors to devise a strengthening program.
Bothered by bursitis in his shoulder during spring training, Wood's last two outings for Chicago have been cut short.
He left Saturday's game against the Astros after just three innings. In his previous start against Pittsburgh on April 24, he lasted just five innings. He is 1-1 in five starts with a 6.15 ERA.
"It feels good when I'm not throwing and it doesn't feel good when I'm throwing," Wood said. He had been scheduled to pitch against the Brewers on Thursday.
Wood's loss is the latest blow for a team hit hard by injuries to shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, second baseman Todd Walker and relievers Joe Borowski and Chad Fox.
Last season, Wood missed two months with an injury to his triceps muscle. He was sidelined all of 1999, one year after winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award, following elbow ligament replacement surgery.
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