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Article: Cubs Use Caution, Put Wood on the Disabled List
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 21, 2004
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The Cubs aren't taking any chances with Kerry Wood. Wood went on
the disabled list yesterday after the Cubs decided they didn't want
the right-hander returning to the rotation until his sore triceps is
completely healed.
The move was backdated to May 12, the day after Wood left a game
after two innings because of tightness in his right triceps. A five-
game suspension that Wood had completed Wednesday night for
confronting plate umpire Eric Cooper on April 17 about balls and
strikes was reinstated.
Meantime, RHP Mark Prior threw three hitless innings in his first
minor league rehabilitation start of the season for the Cubs. Prior,
on the disabled list all year with an inflamed Achilles' ...