Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson are beginning to get healthy. The New York Yankees, however, will be without their top starting pitcher for at least a month.

Chien-Ming Wang will begin the season on the disabled list with a right hamstring injury and is expected to be sidelined until late April. That means oft-injured Carl Pavano, who hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since June 2005, is in line to start for the Yankees on opening day against Tampa Bay.

“It’s one game,” manager Joe Torre said Saturday in Tampa, Fla. “To me, if a guy is going to pitch at Yankee Stadium, whether it’s Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, there’s going to be a lot of people there. It’s opening day, but there are 161 other games. It’s certainly an important game, but so are the other ones.”

Making his long-awaited spring training debut, Griffey singled, doubled and made two routine plays in his new position of right field during the Cincinnati Reds’ 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Sarasota, Fla.

The 37-year-old slugger has been on the DL eight times since he joined his hometown team for the 2000 season, and didn’t want to be sidelined again. He informed Reds manager Jerry Narron before Saturday’s game that he was fit to play.

At Tucson, Ariz., Johnson looked strong while throwing 33 pitches in his first game since having back surgery at the end of last season.

The Big Unit tossed two scoreless innings for Arizona in a “B” game against the Chicago White Sox.

In other news, Phillies starter Freddy Garcia and catcher Carlos Ruiz were diagnosed with mild biceps tendinitis. They could be back soon. But right-hander Jon Lieber, recently bumped to the bullpen, is out indefinitely with a strained abdominal muscle.

At Viera, Fla., Nationals center fielder Nook Logan strained his right groin while running the bases against St. Louis and No. 1 starter John Patterson “kind of passed out” after shagging flies during batting practice, manager Manny Acta said.

The club said Patterson complained of dehydration and was given intravenous fluids – but he is expected to make his next start and be ready for opening day April 2.

In other games:

Red Sox 1, Devil Rays 1, 10 innings

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Coco Crisp scored Boston’s only run in his first game since he was sidelined March 14 with stiffness in his left shoulder.

Cardinals 4, Nationals 2, 10 innings

At Viera, Fla., Kip Wells worked five innings of two-run ball for the Cardinals, and his ERA actually rose – to 1.06 – after the start.

Pirates 13, Twins 7

At Fort Myers, Fla., Brad Eldred hit a towering two-run homer off Twins pitcher Carlos Silva in the second inning.

Tigers (ss) 7, Astros 5

At Kissimmee, Fla., Detroit got Houston starter Jason Jennings for four runs and eight hits in five innings.

Braves (ss) 3, Tigers (ss) 1

At Lakeland, Fla., Detroit’s Kenny Rogers and Atlanta’s Tim Hudson both turned in solid starts.

Indians 4, Braves (ss) 3

At Winter Haven, Fla., Chipper Jones homered and had two hits.

Dodgers 4, Orioles (ss) 2

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Randy Wolf gave up two runs and five hits in 52â3 innings for the Dodgers.

Orioles (ss) 2, Mets (ss) 1

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., New York sent a disappointed Chan Ho Park to the bullpen, cutting down the competition for its No. 5 starter.

Marlins 6, Mets (ss) 5

At Jupiter, Fla., Aaron Boone had his first big game of spring training, going 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 4, 10 innings

At Tampa, Fla., Mike Mussina allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings and Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer for New York.

Cubs 3, Giants 2

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Barry Zito pitched four sharp innings on short rest and Barry Bonds was 0-for-3 with two called strikeouts for the Giants.

Athletics 5, Rangers 2

At Surprise, Ariz., Esteban Loaiza became the first Oakland pitcher to go six innings this spring, allowing two unearned runs and seven hits.

Padres (ss) 5, Brewers 2

At Phoenix, San Diego ace Jake Peavy was sharp during his 5 2-3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits.

Padres (ss) 7, Diamondbacks (ss) 6

At Yuma, Ariz., Terrmel Sledge hit his sixth home run of spring training for the Padres.

Diamondbacks (ss) 5, White Sox 4

At Tucson, Ariz., Doug Davis had his best outing of a shaky spring for Arizona.

Rockies 11, Angels 1

At Tempe, Ariz., Angels right-hander Kelvim Escobar left after two innings when he strained the lower left side of his back.