Novak is still battling back spasms and is expected to sit out the opener.
But he is making the transition to center field and was hampered by back spasms in spring training.
White Sox RHP Jake Peavy, scratched from two starts because of back spasms, is set to start Wednesday night vs.
Left-hander Zach Duke (0-1) lasted just 3 1-3 innings in a spot start for Ross Detwiler, who is sidelined with back spasms.
Scratched from his previous scheduled start because of back spasms, Pettitte (3-0) was pitching for the first time since April 9 at Cleveland.
Pettitte missed a start in April because of lower back spasms.
Mathieu, who had reached the quarter finals when Thomas Johansson retired with back spasms, is chasing his second career title after his victory in Moscow last week.
Pettitte had missed his previous start because of back spasms.
Phil Hughes had been hit hard by the Orioles the previous day, and Andy Pettitte's scheduled return from back spasms had been pushed back to next weekend's series at Toronto.
The Yankees had the 40-year-old in line to start Sunday but he experienced back spasms Thursday night, initially leading the team to push his outing back to Tuesday or Wednesday.
Felton had 18 and Kenyon Martin added 12 for the Knicks, who hope to have reserves Amare Stoudemire (right knee surgery) and Steve Novak (back spasms) back for Game 3 on Saturday and certainly looked as if they could use the help.
The chair will help keep the rest of the back and neck erect and decrease your chance of hunching forward, which can cause spasms in the back and neck and headaches.
The chair will help keep the rest of your back and neck erect in order to decrease your chance of hunching forward, which can cause spasms in the back and neck and lead to headaches.
Griffin said his back, which had spasms in the regular-season finale on Wednesday, felt good.
The Football Association said Kirkland looks set to miss Wednesday's friendly against the United States after having muscle spasms in his back.
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