You could say Glenallen Hill of the Toronto Blue Jays got caught in a spider's web. Hill had a lot of explaining to do yesterday. He missed Toronto's 4-2 victory over Seattle because he injured himself Friday night trying to escape imaginary spiders in a nightmare. ''I have a phobia about spiders,'' Hill said. ''In the nightmare, I was trying to get away from spiders.''

Hill said he bounced off a wall and climbed the 10 stairs in his apartment. ''When I woke up I was on a couch and my wife, Mika, was screaming, 'Honey, wake up!' '' he said.

Realizing that his story seemed a little unbelievable, he offered to bring reporters to his home to see the blood stains. Hill, who arrived at the Skydome on crutches, had been treated in a hospital. He had cuts on his toes and elbows and carpet burns on his knees. Last year, another Blue Jay, the pitcher David Wells, put his hand through glass while sleepwalking.(AP)