Later, Stephens said she had been playing with a torn abdominal muscle, which she initially injured during the fourth round at Roland Garros.

Williams initially injured the knee June 10 in Montreal, making an awkward slide into third base.

Plummer, who missed last week's game against Pittsburgh with a shoulder injury, initially injured his foot against Kansas City on Oct. 5.

He initially injured his toe on fake grass in Dallas, limped badly through the game in Philadelphia and was barely able to finish the Giants' game in Minnesota.

Houston initially injured the ankle during last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat and said it did not bother him over the summer.

Fuld initially injured his wrist in September, but he re-aggravated it on March 23.

Williams initially injured his shoulder while attempting a diving catch in June, and the resulting inflammation affected his swing from time to time, especially when he batted right-handed.

After Richter initially injured his groin at Edmonton on Dec. 30, Healy posted a 9-3-5 record in net.

He said he initially injured the thumb trying to grab third base on a stolen-base attempt July 10.

"After five weeks, I thought it was ready," said Hardy, who initially injured the ankle March 3.