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PHILADELPHIA -- For right-hander Kerry Wood and the Cubs, it's now more about adding injury to insult after the team concluded a 2-8 road trip on Sunday.
The Cubs' right-handed setup man may have to go on the DL with a blister on his right index finger.
"Woody's got a blister on his finger and can't go," manager Mike Quade said. "Hopefully it's not anything major, but we will see."
Wood has had to deal with blister problems before in his career. On Sunday, he tried to warm up in the bullpen but had to stop pitching due to the blister. The Cubs' veteran pitcher said he's been dealing with the problem off and on for about a month.
"It's not the first time we've dealt with it," Wood said. "But we had been dealing with it fairly well. I thought we turned the corner. I just think the humidity the past couple weeks has made it worse."
Wood said there was no timetable for how the blister would heal and when he can return, but a trip to the DL is possible.
"Yeah, it's absolutely a possibility," Wood said. "I'm at least a couple of days away so we're not going to mess with it. So it's a possibility."
Although there are no quick remedies for blisters, Wood is confident he can deal with this problem.
"I've had them for the last three or four years," Wood said. "I have a pretty good idea how to handle it. When the humidity [goes up], it seems to get a little worse."
Wood's injury is the latest in a season full of them for the Cubs. The team is hoping to get back Reed Johnson (back spasms), Jeff Baker (left groin strain) and Alfonso Soriano (right quad) this week off the DL. Outfielder Marlon Byrd (broken cheek bone) still is more than a month away from returning.
Wood has a 1-3 record and 3.25 ERA in 24 games this season.
Bruce Levine covers the Cubs for ESPNChicago.com.
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