Apr 13, 2007 9:18 PM EST

Yankees right-hander Carl Pavano was scratched Friday from his scheduled start Saturday because of tightness in his forearm.

Fellow starter Mike Mussina, meanwhile, is hopeful that his hurt left hamstring will heal quickly enough to avoid a stint on the disabled list. Pavano was pushed back to Tuesday's game against the Indians at Yankee Stadium as a precaution. He felt the problem in his throwing arm during his previous start Monday night and informed the Yankees afterward about it, then was told he'd be skipped upon arriving at the Oakland Coliseum on Friday. Right-hander Darrell Rasner will start Saturday in the middle game with the Athletics.

Via AP