Article: Mariners put pitcher Erik Bedard on 15-day disabled list

Mariners ace Erik Bedard went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his left hip, a condition that is improving enough that Seattle expects him to miss just one start.

The move is retroactive to April 9, though Bedard isn't sure when he might pitch again.

Seattle traded five players to the Baltimore Orioles in February for the 28-year-old Bedard, boosting hopes of a playoff berth this season. He was scratched from a scheduled start Sunday for the second time in eight days.

The left-hander played catch before Tuesday's game against Kansas City, then emerged from manager John McLaren's office with a trainer smiling and joking.

"It's a lot ...

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