Cubs’ Wood Will Skip One Start

Chicago Cub ace Kerry Wood is expected to sit out his next scheduled start because of a sore arm, but tests Wednesday found no tears in the All-Star’s triceps.

Wood left Tuesday night’s game against the Dodgers after two innings as a precaution after feeling tightness in his right triceps. He was examined Wednesday, and an MRI test showed inflammation underneath the muscle and mild tendinitis in his elbow.

“I don’t think it’s going to be really much more than one start,” Cub trainer Dave Groeschner said. “We’ll just rest him, skip him a start and then get him back throwing and maybe push him back to the end of the rotation.”

With the team already missing its other ace, Mark Prior, Cub Manager Dusty Baker was relieved that Wood isn’t expected to be out very long.

“It could have been a whole lot worse. We were very pleased with the news we got. I was just praying last night and this morning that he was OK,” Baker said.

Also Wednesday, three-time Gold Glove shortstop Rey Ordonez agreed to a minor league contract with the Cubs.

Ordonez had only 117 at-bats last season, hitting .316 for Tampa Bay.

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