Yahoo! Sports - MLB - Wood out at least three weeks
Sometimes I wonder if Woody is done. At what point does the label "ace" slip away and "oft-injured" replace it? Sad. Missing Clement in a big way.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Cubs ace Kerry Wood will miss at least three weeks after tests Monday showed he has a muscle strain in his right shoulder.

Wood underwent an MRI exam that revealed the problem, the team said.

He will not be able to throw for three weeks and then will be re-evaluated by team doctors to devise a strengthening program.

Bothered by bursitis in his shoulder during spring training, Wood has had his last two outings 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 only 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.

Glendon Rusch could move into Wood's spot in the rotation, as he did last season during Wood's stint on the disabled list.

I always thought Rusch had the goods to be an effective starter, and was confused when they picked Dempster over him. Go get 'em Glendon.