PHOENIX -- In past springs, if you wanted to watch Kerry Wood pitch, you often had to sneak over to the back field at HoHoKam Park. The right-hander was usually on a rehab assignment.
On Thursday, Wood made his third Cactus League appearance, facing the Oakland Athletics, and gave up one hit and struck out one in one inning.
"It's nice not to be on the back field hiding from [the media]," Wood said Thursday. "It's nice to get into games and get your work done and be ready the next day."
This is a different spring for the right-hander because he's not dealing with elbow problems or shoulder soreness or even bruises suffered while falling out of his hot tub (that was last year).
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