Article: Pettitte not quite ready to come off disabled list

Andy Pettitte probably won't come off the disabled list by this weekend, and Houston manager Jimy Williams is making plans for Brandon Duckworth or Pete Munro to pitch the finale of a three-game series at Milwaukee.

Pettitte, eligible to be activated Friday, played catch before Tuesday's game at Seattle and said the strained muscle in his left forearm felt fine.

He threw a light bullpen session Monday and plans a more rigorous session for Wednesday.

"We'll have to wait and see," Pettitte said. "I'll throw off the mound tomorrow. I really don't want to think anything until I see how I throw tomorrow. I threw off the mound yesterday, but it was just real easy."

Williams wasn't optimistic about ...

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